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OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

18

Original

on 96012/46/50

En clair

TO HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)

Sent 24th March 1950. 11.00 hrs.

No. 416.

Following from F.0. to Singapore No. 367 of

Begins.

23rd March repeated Hong Kong.

Hong Kong telegram No. 52 to you and Foreign

Office telegram No. 336.

Following for Rayner.

Action taken by you at Hong Kong to invite contribution towards expenses of regional information office was unauthorised and should not have been taken. In spite of what was said at end of telegram No. 336 it is important that you do not (repeat not) continue to investigate possibility of obtaining contribution from Hong Kong Government.

Ends.

Circulated to:-

Secretary of State

Mr. Webber

Sir T. Lloyd

Mr. T. F. Cook

Sir C.

Jeffries

Sir H. Poynton

Mr. Gorell Barnes

Mr. Eastwood

Mr. Rogers

Mr. Galsworthy

Mr. Bennett

Brig. Johns on

Colonial Attache

Mr. Bigg

Accounts Branch

Mr. Davies

Rm. 445

Rm. 440

Mr. Paskin

Mr. Sidebotham

Mr. Hall

Mr. Radford

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