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OUTWARD TELEGRAM

Cypher /OTP F

7- MAY 1948 0.0. MA'

POLITICAL DISTRIBUTION

Restricted

No. 400

FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO NANKING

D. 8.30 p.m. 3rd May, 1948

3rd May, 1948

Repeated to Canton No. 3

IMPORTANT

Hong Kong

RESTRICTED

Addressed to Nanking telegram No. 400 of 3rd May, repeated for information to Hong Kong and Canton.

Canton incident.

Below.

Your telegram No. 402, not bearing any priority indication, was unfortunately not received in China Department until Monday afternoon, too late to modify answer in my telegram No. 395 which has been given.

Vide (!?)

PPP