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Colonial office,

The Church House

Great Smith Street,

8.W.1.

17th August, 1949.

94095/7/49

I enclose for your concurrence the draft of a telegram we propose to send to the Governor of Hong Kong about the poscible clorure of the New China News Agency.

Perhaps you would let me

know by telephone whether you agree with it or have any amendments to Buggest.

P.D.COAT S, 2St.

(R. E. Radford. )