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Mr. Rogers)

Mr. Gent ) 5.11.

Mr. Cowell)

Sir H.Moore

A.C.C.P. at once 6.

53333/10/37

CYPHER

TELEGRAM from the Secretary of State for the Colonies

to the Governor of Hong Kong.

Sent 12.30 p.m., 6th November, 1937.

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to adung.

a.m.

No. 228. Confidential.

Your telegram No.257. After consultation with Secretary

of State for Foreign Affairs I consider that question of

publication of report (which would not seem to be absolutely

necessitated by fact of publication of evidenco) cannot be

decided until II.. Government has had opportunity of studying

its teras. You should therefore refrain from publishing and

should send me 10 further copies by ocean mail.

Please repeat to Tokyo, Hanking, Commander-in-Chief.

Complete lf action on (4)

Copy to F.0. Admy A.M. B.t.

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