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ET AND

Church House,

Great Mmith Street,

S.W.1.

1st July, 1949.

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My dear sillito e,

I enclose, as promised, a copy of the Secretary of state's minute to the Frime liinister. The Private Secretary has parted with this with some reluctance, as it is strictly against the rules for us to

distribute copies of such minutes. Co would you reguard the enclosed as for your personal information, and, if you can avoid it, not disclose to any third party the fact that you have seen it?

I gather that Lloyd has already sent you copies of the telegrams to and from Hong Kong of which we moke this morning.

(3gd.) G.F. Seel

GIR PERCY SILLITCE, 0. B. E.

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