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Ohiqon

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

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54806/28

Fpher (0.7.P.)

TO BONG TON (Sir A. Gren then)

6ent 12th Boweuber, 1980.

DOMBATANTÁNAMOLAJTREES ME

IRODIA FE

20.45 hrs.

No.1162 8eeast.

General deterioration of Fabiooni doveronb'a peitlou în China, following downtak gandooson in Horth and drive to Banking and Shangbai, is tame log myeolf and my co sangues serious anxiety expecially as regarde possible roperoset O or long is As I expect you to know, the whole gaestion de to be Faised at Commissioner doberal'e fortheondus rooting at Singapore, to which, I andezett, you have been tavl200, and you will no doubt be preparing for that meeting your owEL appreciation of these reperousaios. 1% rodd be of the gorašast asstatause to me if an Anke Sumery of YOUR appreciation could be telegraphed as soon en nonsible.

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I am giving urgent consideration here to ma's 12 which it may be practicable to assist you in putting Hong Kong into a state of preparedness with the least possible delay, and a separate telegran vill follow on thin and other points: but it is clearly desirable that plans to deal with situatioua which might develop From large indLax of refugees your letter to 8idebotham of 25th October Fetery - (either alone or Titb with bodies of Cascated Nationalist troops) and/or cold we tastion by commaisto etter in our outside Hore Kone not involving neteal. hostilities should be completed with larut Tossible Lelay.

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I love pobolved your telegram of the 12th movention regarding lean of Piss to Shanghai, and, in this conTANGAŽ TOO, should be glad to know what derust you coastder neDOSORRY, a practicable, to batid op toek of food supplies tu ment a possible sabetantial inefosse in the population of ong Kong and the Few Territories arising for india at Petagane.

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