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TELEGRAM/SAVINGI

GOVERNOK, HONG KONG

Repeated to:---

FOR FOREIGN OFFICE CONCURRENCE.

Mr.

Mayle

19/3/43

Mr.

For transmission :-

Priority -

Nil.

Mr.

Mr.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

S. of S.

In Clear.

Code

Cypher

Reply urgently retired.

Important.

Immediate.

Mest-humeéterte,

A

File No.

54145/48

Sent.

hours.

No.

Restricted.

Confidential.

Secret.

Top-Secret.

.194.

Distribution :-

Further action

Your telegram No.313 following for

Lord Listowel begins.

1. No repeat no objection to your

proposed reply on first point. Words "and of

no reason why they should do so" may be

added if you wish.

2. Proposed reply on second point might

be challenged as ignoring what happened in

1943 when Chinese Government asked for

rendition of New Territories in negotiations

leading to abolition of extraterritoriality

in China. H.M.G. refused to consider request

in that connection but intimated that if

Chinese