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Colonial Office agree that it would be desirable that there should be Colonial Government representation at this preliminary Conference and you will no doubt be consult- ing Governors. In this connection please inform us. whether you consider it desirable that Mr. Leslie Smith should attend from Hong Kong. You may assume authority for the expenditure for him to travel if necessary. ·

Ends..

Distributed to:-

R. 453

Secretary of State

P.S. to Minister of State Sir T. Lloyd

Mr. T.F. Cook

Sir C. Jeffries

Mr. K.H. Davies

T.R. Parsons Paskin

Mr.

Mr. Sidebotham

Mr. Hall

Mr. Anderson.

:

Sir H. Poynton

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