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Cypher/OTP

C.O No 581

DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUZION

FROM PIKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE

Kr. Hutchison

No. 368

31st April, 1950.

D: 6.58 a.m. 21st April, 1950. R: 9.10 a.m. 21st April, 1950.

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April

Addressed to Foreign office telegrami No. 368 of 21st

Repeated for information to Fong Kong.

Your telegram Io. 597 to ne repeating a telegram from Hong Kong to Colonial Office for which no number or date is given.

Immigration control.

I am ready to agree to introduction of controls on May 1st. I agree that my point shout public is well met.

2. I still think that gesture of giving prior notice to the Chinese Covern ent would be valuable and well worth making. I hope that is Excellency the Governor will be agreeable to my making the notification on the morning of April 29th (which is Saturday the following Hendry being a holiday). This would scarcely give them time to work up an agitation before the reasures come into force.

5. The possibility of unfave rable reaction might well be lessened if I could make before April 9th communication about the Nationalist soldiers suggested in my telegram

(21) No. 335.

335. This would prepare the way well for the immigration control measures.

Foreign Office pass priority to Hong Kong as my telegram 58.

[Copies sent te Telegraph Section Celonial Office for repetition to Hong Kongl.

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Far Eastern Department

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