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Mr.

Radford 2

Mr. Morgan Alq. Mr. Wallace 29/9 Mr. Paskin 30/9

Mr.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

DRAFT.

Your Reference...

SIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM,K.C.M.G.

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For Mr. Paskin's signature.

FURTHER ACTION.

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You no doubt noticed in

Ambassador Nanking's telegram

No. 1333 to the Foreign Office of the

25th August the suggestion that

something might be done to restrict

the publicity given to warlike

preparations en foot in Hong Kong and

to the number and variety of

reinforcements.

As you know the same

point was raised with the Minister

of Defence during his visit to Hong

Kong and in your telegram No. 568 of

the 10th June you reported his views

on the problem.

As a result of the Ambassador's

telegram, the Minister of State for

Foreign Affairs has written to the

Minister of Defence expressing the

view with which our Secretary of

has

as far as possible State associated himself, that/a

damper should now be put on

publicity about Hong Kong's perence

measures and suggesting that the-

Suitable

nesageary/instructions might be given

to