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PARAPHRASE TELEGRAM from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor of Hong Kong.

(Sent 6 p.m. 5th August 1926)

Secret

at once.

Foreign Office regret inconvenience and

request that my telegram 4th August may be

repeated also to Peking.

outset. I think it is quite inoffensive in

appearance.

The accompanying draft has been prepared in consultation with the F.0. They will submit it to Sir Austen Chamberlain, and if Mr. Amery agrees to it in principle I would ask for authority to agree to any verbal changes desired by the F.0. which do not raise any important question of principle.

In explanation

2

G.G.

29.7.26.

The condition that the

French Govt should participate, Vohould Explain that the French part

own

omall

the Shameen concession. They

are therefore involved in the incident. F-.0. think we must bring in the French, I from our point of view it is all to

good to do so.

Rec of Stato.

I think the Cousse

is the right

proposed

one in the circumstances:

and that the properes teligsen

meets the case,

30.7.26.

B.H. 4.

014832/26.

her change In the

of the 7.0.

logise ely).

ALERY