OUTWARD TELEGRAM
FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
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(Originalkon 52828/1/47)
52928/11/49
Cypher (0.T.P.)
TO COMMISSIONER GENERAL, SOUTH EAST ABIA
Sent 24th December, 1949.
No. 708, Seoret
(47)
16.00 hrs.
Addressed Commissioner General, B.E‚A, Repeated High Commissioner, Federation
of Malaya No. 1366
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0.A.G. Singapore No. 1209 (Com-Gen. please pass)
Governor Hong Kong Mo, 1900.
My telegram No. 686.
Publicity policy towards Commm 180.
It will no doubt have occurred to you that recognition of new Chinese Government may b puzzling to many members of U.K. forces who in Malaya are fighting communist bandits on have been sent to Hong Kong to resist possible Communiat aggrese ion. have no doubt that Service
authorities are being kept informed of the agreed 11ne and that they will take any a tapa that may be considered noosssary to ensure as fur as possible chat members of forces adopt this line in an cuntaote with local populationde
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