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No. 351

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

96038/1/1516

FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.

RECEIVED

1e MAIL wol COLONIAL OFFICE

COPY FOR

RATION

F

19

TO HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)

Sent 12th March, 1950 14.05 hrs.

Following from F.0. to Singapore No. 316 of 11th March repeated to Hong Kong. Begins.

Your telegram No. 215 and Rayner's letter No. 8301/15/904

of 3rd March paragraph 1.

I agree to Smith's starting work immediately. letter of appointment will be issued from here.

Formal

2 replies to remaining points raised will follow.

Ends.

Circulated to:-

}

Secretary of State Mr. Webber

Sir T. Lloyd

Mr. Cook

Sir C.

Jeffries

Sir H. Poynton

Mr. Gorell Barnes

Mr. Eastwood.

Mr. Rogers

Mr. Galsworthy

Mr. Bennett

Brig. Johnson

Colonial Attache

Mr. Bigg

Accounts Branch

Mr. Paskin

Mr. Sidebotham

Mr. Radford

Mr. Hall

Mr. Holding

Rm. 445 Rm. 440