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From CHINA.
Decy pher.
Mr. Aveling (Peking).
11th May, 1930.
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11.15 a.m.
11th May, 1930.
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10.00 a.m.
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11th May, 1930.
NO. 241.A
Following from Sir M. Lempson.
Addressed to Hongkong No. 52, May 10th, repeated
to Peking, Mr. Ingram and Foreign Office.
55 Your telegram No. 7 of May 7th_delayed in
transmission.
I read statement at time of issue but
we are used to this sort of thing and I would most
strongly deprecate taking it too seriously. In my
view it would be a mistake to issue counter-statement
on lines proposed as liable mercly to stir up ill
feeling on question and do more harm than good. I
advise that the case be proforably ignored or if you
feel you cannot do this countered by a brief statement
that facts are not correctly represented and that
Hongkong Government stand ready to re-open negotiations
with a view to finding some colution more acceptable
to both sides. I repeat however that my advice is
to ignore matter which so far as I know has excited
little or no comment.
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