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Cypher (0.T.P.)

TO HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)

FROM S. OF S., COLONIES.

Sent 11th February, 1948.

09.15 hrs.

No. 201 Confidential.

Following from Foreign Office to Nanking No. 121 of 9th February repeated Hong Kong for information. Begins.

y telegram No. 115 of 7th February Kowloon

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Chinese Minister was invited to call to-day when he was informed of the proposal contained in my telegram under reference. The Minister, while saying somewhat perfunctorily that he himself thought the idea of a Garden of kemembrance a good one, did not appear to be much impressed, He went on to ask what was to happen about the arrested persons and ex gratia payments to those who had been injured. He was told that the particular proposal which you had been instructed to make was designed to find a way out of the dispute over jurisdiction, which the Chinese Government had been at such pains to emphasise in their recent note.

2. In reference to this note, it was pointed out to the Linister that in the case of the Kuantung Leased Territory Chinese officials had in fact left thể walled city of Chinchou in 1903 before the/Russo- Japanese war because, accordin to our information, Chinese jurisdiction was not found in practice to work.

Circulated to:-

Secretary of State

Eir T. Lloyd

Mr. Rees William Sir C. Jeffrios

Sir S. Caine

Mr. Hastwood

r. Foynton

Mr. Rogers Mr. Galsworthy

Mr. Bennett

Mr. Ien Watt

Mr. Blackburne

Colonial Attache

Mr. Collins

Mr. Bigg

Account a Branch

Mr. Holding

Mr. Mayle

lir. Bourdillon

Mr. .I.J. Wallace

Mr. Radford

lär. J.H.Thompson

Mr. Acheson

R. 445

Ends.