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* SAVINGRAMXXX

Нил.

TELEGRAM/

Important

To:---

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* The word Priority may be entered here, if necessary.

GOVERNOR,

C.O.

:

Sidebotham 4/1/49.

if /1/49.

Mr.

Mr. Paskin

Mr.

Mr.

Sir C. Jeffries 4/1

Permt. C.S. of S. XParly. U.S. of S.

S. of S.

572

C

Kess/1

alonce

Repeated to:-

Priority:

XXXX

HONG KON

kenkxwwexwdyczne posteria: Important. Imminexficate Mackixmetate

اتهم

ANSD 20m

1449 file

ANDO 201

1949.

To be transmitted :--

In xxx

/Cypher

0.7.P.

File No.

54145/48

21

Resyphened (OTP)

Sent.

and

18.30

hours.

5/1/1944

17

No.

testtotetx

Secret.

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(17)

(18)

(19)

fonkintonly where read in exponation with reply goin by Parkainentory U.S.gs. In colonies to question

on 7th July many til 755

refers)

A 54145

(G1/4 € him.

Distribution:—

Tel.birt..

sunt reformes & M... Cortes (FO.;

Further action:-

13/1

Your telegram No. 1187 of the 24th December

paragraph 2, and your telegram No. 1201 of the

30th December paragraph Spe

1. I now see that statement, text of

which was sent to you in my telegram No. 2, had

already been referred to in Far Eastern Economic

Review on 15th December.

2. Before considering whether any further

statement is possible, or, indeed, desirable, at

present juncture, I should wish to know in what

respect you regard statement by Under-Secretary of A

State for Foreign Affairs of 10th December as

inadequate

3.

assessment of what effect any more precise declaration

ba

I should also be grateful for your

reactions to

by H.M.G. at present time would have- on Hong Kong's

relations with Nationalist Government in China,

a possible Coalition Government, or a victorious

Communist Government.

4.

Jonas

If you wish to discuss with Paskin before

telegraphing your views, please let me know.

3855 740 5m 6.48 Wa. & Co, 513

SECER.

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