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TOM from the ooret ry of State for the Jolozies
thaorutry
to the offioer dminist.ring the Gov rnment of dong Lung.
(ent 9.30 p.m., ad koy, 193.).
No.10. Joorst.
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Following telegram dressed by foreign office to Hi Mujo ty's Minister on 9th April Begins: No.9. Your telugra of pril Zad
Ching Ou. tume greement. Igree to discussion
between you and kaso as you propose instead of communiction being
sent to him by uffic ridninist ring the Dovernant of Mong kong.
It seems dangerous to have no ecmaniaction with him meanshie
us it is lort a
ort at th t be should be kept content not to take any
drastio zution ending a final decision.
For oting Gov ruer of Hong Kong's view about prevalence of
smuggling
as bis telegram of 14th gril to dolonial flow.
In ortant me tion appears to Colonis of too and t se to be whether
writin
smuggling is considered by Chinese riti o Customs, tu be on a
ufficiunt scale to murruat urganimation of measures again t Hong Kon
traffic in order to protcet revenue. It wald saem from e.rlier experience of Custom blockade of dong song that if they do the
Colonia: Govrum.at sould find it worth whil to come to m freement
to o
void c use uent los to legitimate trade, and possibly aven organised brett or other form of political disturbance by chich British relations with China in general could be adversely
affooted.
hether
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