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No doubt the point made in paragraph 3 of Hong Kong telegram at No.3, namely that their information indicates that although rice is not plentiful in Kwantung, there is at the moment no shortage and certainly no rationing, will be made use of if the Hong Kong requirement is attacked at the Combined Food Board from the point of view of China's requirements.

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