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Mr.

DRAFT

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

Your Reference Secretariat 5/1136/49.

My dear Granthon

Sir Alexander Grantham, K.C.M.G.,

1st December

7

SECRET

For Mr.Paskin's signature

Government House,

Hong Kong.

ack 52

FURTHER ACTION

(52)

Just a line to acknowledge your

undated letter, received here on the

14th November, enclosing the revised

draft of our reply to your despatch

No.155 of the 25th August, 1949 about the

new Constitution. Your letter and the

revised draft have been up to Jeffries

and we all agree that the Secretary of

State need have no hesitation in

accepting the relatively minor changes

proposed in your letter. Before the

kow

draft can issue, however, it has to be

cleared with other interested

departments, We are doing this and hope

to/