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LONDON, S.Tel.

18 January, 1946.

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DELF

Lbyd,

Thank you for your letter (reference 55217/6/46)

of the 12th January with your further suggestions for the

date of the hand-over in Hong Kong.

vo are prepared to accept the proposals muggested by

you in your pora. 3 subject to the proviso that if it booocus olear at any time that Sår Kark Young will be unable to reach ikong “ong and take over belezo ilat liaroh, immediate steps should be taken for the hand-over to take place on an interi. basis on the lat ziarah or as soon thereafter as can be arranged, but in no case after 31st March.

I shall be grateful if you could lot me have your earliest concurrence to the above.

I must again en basise that we hnwo anje no provision

in estimates for any ‚ilitary Administrction in Hong Kong,

or elsewhere in the coming finansiri yuor and are not proposing to malos any, and we assuɔs that full provision for 1946/47 is being made on the Colonial úffice vote.

Yours sincerely,

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T.I.K. Lloyd Laq., 2...Gas

Colonial office,

Downing #tzwat

London, Collal.

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