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PARAPHRASE telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong
to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. (Dated 10th July 1931. Received, Colonial Office,
8.50 a.m. 10th July 1931).
Addressed to Secretary of State for the
Colonies No.129. Repeated to Peking No.35.
SECRET. Your telegram of 9th July No.81. Maze sent
?
seht his Secretary to see me on 2nd July confidentially
? with personal letters from Soong and himself asking whether Hong Kong would sign Customs Agreement now (?)
? subject to two amendments. It was obvious that this proposal, which was not submitted officially, was made with a view mainly to damaging interests of Canton and I replied to them that I was against it personally but that if the matter was pressed I would pefer it to
you. I have heard nothing further.
I am strongly of the opinion that, in view of relations now existing between Nanking and Canton,
it is undesirable to sign such an agreement at present.
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