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the furtherence or this main interest.

I do not think that we in the Colonial Ofrice are in a position to answer fully any or these I'undamental questions.

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As regards the suggestion embodied in

Miss Ruston's note (at 38), I think we should stick

to the form of memorandum agreed with the Foreign Office. (In any case, I doubt whether we can seriously consider the retention of the New Territories until the end of the lease as an alternative, in view of our commitment to discuss the question of the lease of these territories with the Chinese Government.) Nor do I feel, with reference to the possibilities mentioned at the end of Miss Ruston's note that a joint Anglo-Chinese municipality in control of Kowloon and the New Territories would be a satisfactory arrangement from our point of view, or that we can make use of the proposed port trust (which incidentally is now being re-considered) as suggested.

I showed Mr. MacDougall, the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong, my draft paper (as at 34) a few days ago. He was in general agreement with it and the only three comments of substance he had to offer

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(1) that there should be included among the factors governing our attitude in paragraph 7 the point which Sir Mark Young made on the first page of his memorandum enclosed with No.14 on this file about the wishes of the people:

(2) that, from the point of view of tactics, it might be preferable to lay more emphasis on the factors which support the Chinese càвé:

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