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OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

53627/50

Cypher (0.T.P.)

TO HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)

Sent 24th April 1950.

14.30 hrs.

No. 591.

Secret.

Addressed to Governor, Hong Kong. Repeated to Peking.

My telegram 539.

Kowloon Canton Railway.

You will see from Peking telegram No. 334 repeated to you as my telegram No. 557 that Hutchison favours early resumption of through traffic.

Grateful to know present position and for further report mentioned in paragraph 3 of your telegram No. 377.

(Copies sent to Foreign Office fo repetition

to Peking)

Copies sent to:-

Foreign Office

-

Mr. A.A.E. Franklin

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