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CRC 332
5759
Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State
the Colonies.
Dated 7th December. Received at 6am 7th December 1932.
No 254 Confidential.
?144.
Your telegram No 247 Confidential Wireless.
(W).
I consider it impossible to accept mere deletion of
Article IX which was agreed to by the Company and by the Secretary
of State see enclosure to Lord Passfields Confidential despatch
38. on 8276573,
of 25th August 1931 and must iasis on clause providing for
establishment of radio-telegraphic and radio-telephonic service with Great Britain within period of 24 months.
I cannot stress too strongly that this Colony is not being afforded service to which it is entitled and failing abots provisions I would prefer to break off negotiations and to be allowed free hand to carry out necessary extensions and develop- ments. The question of Empire subsidy introduces new factor and interests of Hong Kong would demand fullest consideration before local contributions could be promised. The future position seems so uncertain that I feel in any event it would be in the interosto of Hong Kong that negotiations should be broken off completely to be renewed only when future position is clearer. But in that case Hong Kong must be given free hand for development.
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