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SECRET.

ADDRESSED TO SINGAPORE TELEGRAM NO 778 OF 2/7 1949 REPEATED FOR

INFORMATION TO HONG KONG NANKING AND CANTON (EMBASSY OFFICE).

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 455. -

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WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH COLONIAL OFFICE AND AGREE IN PRINCIPLE:

(A) THAT INCREASE IN ANTI-COMMUNIST INFORMATION WORK IS NECESSARY,

(B) THAT EXISTING MACHINERY IN HONG KONG MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY

THIS OUT.

2. IN ORDER TO FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS HERE WE NEED TO KNOW

MORE EXACTLY PRECISE NATURE OF WORK ENVISAGED FOR THE LIAISON OFFICER

AND HIS PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE.

3. HOW MUCH OF THE EXTRA WORK INVOLVED CAN BE HANDLED IN

SINGAPORE BY THE REGIONAL INFORMATION OFFICE?

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