CO537-2187 — Page 167

Wt. 29446/552 9/46 50m. S. & S. Ltd.

54145/47

C. O.

Xxx Miss Ruston

Mr. Mayle

18/2/47. 19/2/47.

Mr.

-I.D. Robertson /2/47.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Mr.

ER. Edmonds

Parly. U.S. of S.

Mr.

Secretary of State.

19/~

wha

92

For the Secretary of State's signature.

DRAFT. LETTER

G.C. Mitchell, Esq.,

China Association,

31-37 Broad Street House,

Old Broad Street, London, E.C.2.

FURTHER ACTION.

کچھ

Copy with copy of (90) to

go with compliments to the Governor, Hong Kong, and Foreign Office.

.............

I have read with interest your letter of the

and the Commmments

Fier? 5th February, in which you quote from a letter

written by the Chairman of the Hong Kong General

Chamber of Commerce about the desirability of a

spawn the future

A

public statement of our intention to retain

shoven like to

once again.

Hong Kong. I assure you that the arguments

You advance

in favour of such a statement are very fully

appreciated here, ane bealised what a reassuring

of the poor of comme

рлам

effect it would have both in business circles and

under Nord

in the minds of the inhabitants of the Colony. There

The

are, however, international aspects of this matter,

and I cannot do more than say it is under active

consideration.

Meanwhile your views have been noted.

Sad) a Grech Jansen