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Colonial Office,

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26th February, 1946.

SKIVANA AND J KFIDATI A..

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by dear korje,

I cnclose the official letter usout the "durcn8" notes following our dy dincushion. on this subjot. I hope that it may be considered at y ur Bourd meeting today, and that you will b. able to let us have the duni.'s final vicwn very soon.

8 you will see the proposals now made are necessarily subject to the final concurrence of the Hong Kong Government although we have no reason to fear that they will disagree with the view taken her.

our official letter at once tu I am sending a copy wi

LueDougall so that we om. telegraph as coon as

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agreement i. reuoled in London, at explaining to

ham the nece.sity of co-orginsted unnouncement by

Goverment and the Ban.. anɑ Í auggest that if

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hould Be minimise the risk. toned, you littie an posible in ny telegram you of leanage Send to Funaica but vim, ly instruct him that the long Long deinistration will tell him what he been ngrevd and ill consult with him as to nation.

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I um alco telling i heDougnll that we shall be considering further at the end the legislation required to implement thes pro, ouale, en shall, of course, comult you. I imagine that there. is no great hurry but that na the public will accept

an intimation th t the Administration and the Bank Gru

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