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OUTWARD TELEGRAM

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FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

Cypher (0.7.P.)

TO HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)

Sent 23rd May, 1948.

13.30 hrs,

MANG JUTE TO JENOMENA

No. 582 Confidential.

Following from Manking to Foreign Office No. 446 21st Way repeated for information to Hong Kong as No. 179. Begins,

Following from Larb.

Your telegram No. 247 (sic) Kowloon,

When I took the opportunity, during an informal conversation with Minister for Foreign Affairs on May 17th to raise the question of the Canton outrage (see my telegra No. 402) he retorted by reminding me that the Chinese Government were awaiting a further communication from His Majesty's Government on the subject of Kowloon Walled city. The Minister for Foreign Affairs urged the importange of settling this case as soon as possible,

End S.

I should be grateful for your further instructions,

Circulated to:-

Secretary of State.

Sir T. Lloyd,

Mr. Rees Williams.

Mr. Pearson,

Sir C. Jeffries,

Sir S. Caine,

Mz. Esatwood.

Mr. Poynton.

Mr. Gorell Barnes,

Mr. Rogers.

Mr. Galsworthy.

Mr. Bennett.

Mr. Ian Watt.

Mr. Blackbume.

Coloniel Attache,

Mr. Bigg.

Accounts Branch,

Mr. Holding.

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Mr. Roberta Wray,

Mr. Sidebotham.

Mr. .I.J, Wellace.

Mr.

Radford,