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Mr.
Mr.
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Secretary of State.
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DRAFT. TELEGRAM
COLONIES.
B.0.9.M., WASHINGTON
8 MAR 1946
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FURTHER ACTION.
NO IMMEDIATE,
Following for Morris from Davies.
Telegram has now come in from Hong
Kong in reply to our enquiry about cereals,
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general affect of which is as follows. vile rutiinei Population approximately 1,100,000.
ia rationed.
Rice
Ration consists of 8 oz rice
6 oz flour. In addition there are issues of
flour up to YWP level to restaurants, bakers
and for manufacture of Government bread, (up
to 18th February there was considered rice ration of 12 oz). 3 Present stocks flour
rvel
3000 flour 4000.
Estimated stocks end March
flour 3,500, rice 3000 opulation April
June likely to be about 1,230,000:
There
may be increasek if shortages in adjacent
territories are severe.
4 April
June minimum rice requirements
40,000 tons This is necessary to give STRAIGHT
considered ration 12 oz and leave 10 days
stock at end period.
Say Hardes
Hong Kong cannot contemplate reduction valícím
of rice below 8 oz.
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They now sax suggest
substitution of flour should be at rate of
1 flour, for 1 rice.
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Maximum substitution
on this basis allowing at end period 10 days
nd/peri
Given
stock) they give as 25,000 tons rice, 18,000
tons flour inclusive YWP flour.
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