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DRAFT CIPHER TELEGRAM

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IMMEDIATE

GOVERNOR, HONG KONG.

REPEATED, IRITISH AMBASSADOR,

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NANKING.

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Recythrined D. J. P. Seut 12.845

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FOR THE CONCURRENCE OF THE

FOREIGN OFFICE.

SECRET

Addressed Governor Hong Kong

his 89 a

No. 14.7..

Repeated British Ambassador Nanking

Kowloon Incident.

Proposals in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of

your telegram No.67 for seizing present opportunity

to take initiative with Chinese Government have

been very carefully considered here and the

following conclusions reached:-

(a)

31 JAN 1848

(b)

(c)

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that assurances which have been given

by Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs,

.

in response to our Ambassador's

representations, that instructions were

to be sent to "National Times" to maintain

"an unprovocative attitude" should be

accepted, and that the paper should be

judged on its future behaviour and no

further action taken at the moment:

that in the absence of any evidence to

implicate Kuomintang we cannot ask for

their withdrawal and that of San Min Chu

I Youth Corps particularly while refugee

personalities and organisations within

the Colony opposed to the Chinese Govern-

ment are free to continue their

activities:

that regularisation of position of Chinese

representative is not at present of major

importance since Chinese Government in

concluding recent Customs Agreement have

already acknowledged British sovereignty

over Hong Kong. This matter should be

considered at leisure and on its merits.

Conclusion