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OUTWARD TELEGRAM.

FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.

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94001/28/49 Cypher (0.T.P.)

TO HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)

Sent 6th March, 1949.

No.266

TOP SECRET.

07.30 hrs.

Addressed to Governor, Hong Kong,

Repeated to Commissioner General, South East Asia,

No.147.

Your telegram No.113 repeated to Commissioner General

by savingram and your telegram No.217.

Wiring of frontier.

Chiefs of Staff have noted that essential wiring could be completed in four days, and in the light of your

agreement with the views of the telegram No.113 they are in Local Defence Committee that the wiring should not be done until the refugee threat appears imminent.

Distributed to:-

R. 243

Secretary of State

P.S. to Minister of State

Sir T. Lloyd

Mr. Rees Williams

Sir C. Jeffries

Mr. Poynton

Mr. Holding

Cabinet Offices

Mr.

Paskin

MP.

Sidebotham

MT

W.I.J. Wallace

Mr. Trafford Smith

Mr. Morgan

MT.

Mr.

Harris

Seel

Mr W.A. Morris

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- Lt.Col. P.R.M. Waterfield.