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Addressed Governor, Hong Kong No.241.

No.241. secret

Repeated H. M. Ambassador, Nanking,

MOST IMMEDIATE

GOVERNOR,

HONG KONG.

Nerr...Secret

Nanking telegram to Foreign Office

(149)

No.161 repeated to you. Kowloon.

1.

Parag

Following are amendments to suggested

draft statement which have been proposed here.

et sonte

sentence, omit "whole

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"persons" for

"the allian

national

FURTHER ACTION.

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for Pivo

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Paragraph 2 sa sentence, substitute

Arpin" for "the allied",

for

Paragraph 2/last sentence but one

substitute "Since the area in question

is situated within the Colony of

Hong Kong, it is agreed, as a matter

of convenience, that the laws of the

Colony will apply to the Garden of

Remembrance; and that the maintenance

of law and order will be undertaken

by the Colonial Authorities, who will

also provide facilities in respect of

sanitation. The Government of Hong

Kong will in these matters consult the

Committee of Custodians as may be

necessary.

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