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INCOMING TELEGRAM

S.R. 22.

FROM

Harris, Hong Kong.

Cable and Wireless

VIA.

ACTUAL DATE OF TELEGRAM.....

9.2.48.

VMD

DATE RECEIVED.

10.2.48.

RECEIVED BY

TIME RECEIVED.

NLT STANRELAYS LONDON

HKSIXTEEN PERMISSION TO ORIGINATE CONTAINED IN CLAUSE ONE BRACKETS TWO

LAST SENTENCE AND REPEATED IN CLAUSE FOUR BRACKETS TWO STOP INTERPRETATION

HERE IS THAT LICENCE PERMITS US ORIGINATE DISTRIBUTE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING

EXCEPT SPECIFIED EXCEPTIONS DEFINED IN LICENCE ALTHOUGH ALL MUST MEET WITH

CERTAIN APPROVALS STOP UPON SECRETARY STATES REQUEST THAT ALL REFERENCE TO

ADVERTISING IN THE LICENCE BE OMITTED AND SUBJECTED TO LETTER AGREEMENT

BETWEEN YOURSELVES THERE SEEMED NO OBJECTION ELIMINATION CLAUSE FOUR BRACKETS

ONE ALTHOUGH ADMIT IT DID CONTAIN MORE SPECIFIED MENTION OF ORIGINATION STOP

AGREEMENT ELIMINATE SAME IN ENTIRETY PROBABLY TOO HASITLY GIVEN BUT DID SO

ONLY AFTER BEING SATISFIED THAT PRESENT WORDING ALLOWS US MAXIMUM ELASTI CITY

OF PROGRAMMES UNDER EXCEPTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS SPECIFICALLY IMPOSED STOP

SINCE SOME DOUBT OR APPREHENSION EXISTS INDICATING POSSIBLE FUTURE MISUNDER-

STANDING PROPOSE ELIMINATE THAT CHANCE BY LETTER AGREEMENT COVERING

ORIGINATION STOP LETTER AGREEMENT ON SPONSORED PROGRAMMES NECESSARY ANY EVENT

AFTER LOCAL AGREEMENT REACHED ON LINES YOUR SEVENTEENTH DECEMBER LETTER TO

SECSTATE STOP PLEASE ADVISE YOUR REACTIONS

Copies to: Mr. Cran

Mr. Sabine

Mr. Bellochambers

Mr. Rousse au

File

Mr. Whitley, Colonial Office

HARRIS