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Secret

Draft

TELEGRAM/PRIORÉPT

Addressed To ;—

SAVINGRAM

The word Priority may be entered here, if necessary.

GOVERNOR

File No.41-42

94095/7

Recyphered

O.T.P.

+

C.C

Radford 12/8

Mr.

M Sir M. Logan 13

Mr. Wallace 18/8

Porkin. 16/8

Mr.

Sir

Permt. U.S. of S./

Parly. U.S. of S.

S. of S.

Subject

Sent.

HONG KONG. No. 1114

FQ

Concurrence

22450

hours.

Repeated to:-AMBASSADOR, NANKING.

Commissiones General Singapore No. 467. 18.8.191.9

Consul General, Canton.

Priority

Nil.

PRIORITY

To be transmitted :-

No.

Reply urgently required.

Important.

Immediate.

In Clear

Code

Cypher

Most Immediate.

Пр

- at once.

(3x)

Your telegram No. 812.

-

New China News Agency.

Restricted.

onfide

Secret.

Top Secret -and Personal.

#C.

VED 10 AUS 1949

Distribution:-

L. C.D.

(29)

I agree that if the N.C.N.A. again

overstep the limits to which their attention

has now been officially drawn you should at

your discretion take immediate action against

shorty closure of suspension)

them For reasons which ere get out below

(or suspension

I should however not wish actual closure to be

(further prior cmsultation with me & with Ambode ordered without/rior reference to me unless

(Such acting

you considered/thie essential to counter

activities immediately threatening law and order

(in any case

in the Colony, No doubt you will keep the

mbassador Nanking and myself informed of

(yn may

any action which you take.

2. As noted in your telegram No. 762,

losure of the N.C.N.A. in Hong Kong would

4 Copies P.D. Coates not prevent left wing press from obtaining

Further action:-

-

Recive to t

(18)

Denton Thompson

my unsuite of

vide my

Wt. 15855/746 £M 60′′Wa. & Co. $3 Wt. 29377/790 50M 11-48 Wa & Co. 51/3.

communist propaganda material and

there is

while

the advantage to which Ambassador Nanking referred in his telegram No. 207 to you, that the

Agency continues to function in the Colony objectional releases can be dealt with at

4/8 Bl.

source

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