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OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

54145/16/47 Secret

Cypher (0.T.P.)

TO HONG KONG (sir A, Granthan)

Sent 10th December, 1947.

14.45 hrs.

IMMEDIATE

No. 1887 Confidential,

Addressed to Governor, Hong Kong. Repeated to H.M. Ambassador

to H.M. Ambassadör, Nanking and 17 Consul General, Canton,

Your telegram No. 1859,

Kowloon Walled City,

I concur in your proposed action,

Does the

question of providing alternative accommodation for squatters present difficulty?

(Copies sent to Foreign Office for onward transmission)

Copy sent to:-

Foreign Office

Mr. A.D. Scott.