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INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

Cypher (0.T.P.)

COPY FOR REGISATION

FROM HONG KONG (Siz A.Grantham)

D. 25th May, 1950.

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PAIGALTY

NO. 594

10th June,

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10.15 hrs.

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1950

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Addressed S. Of S.,

Repeated Commissioner General for U.K. in South Beet Asia No. 181.

Peking No. 78 (S. of S. please pass to Peking).

My telegram No. 554.

Kowloon Centon Railway.

Meetings beld 22nd and 23rd May by General Manager of British Section al Canton, dealt with question of through goods pains with probable extension to through passenger treins, efter experience gained by approved triels of some 20 trains convaying railway material stored at Kowloon, and their return loaded with export goods. Trains will consist of Chinese coction locomotives and vagone. British Section acceptance requested Jor new gooda tariff and classification (20 classes) for all goods passing over joint line based on "planned economy for the British Section asked for timo to study. whole country", Chinose Section expectations are in terma of total of 2,000 to 4,000 tons per day at Kowloon. Normal correspondence and telephone communies tion between the two sections to be connected from date of ecnference (23rd May). Generel atmosphere was cordial. Kado,

(Tel. Sec.Hote:- cable company state delay

due to sendere error)

(Copies sens $0 P.0, for repetition to Peking).

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Copies sent to:-

Foreign Office

Mr. A. A.Franklin