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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

N.P.

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Portuguese might make too definite and

too far reaching a request which would be

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difficult to refuse gracefully. If the

whole thing were kept vague then any

further approach and request for a definite

commi tement could be more easily refused.

Captain Creasy pointed out that there were

two questions concerned. The first was that

of the local defence of Macao, the second

was that of general defence policy by

Great Britain and Portugal in the Far East.

Mr. Henderson said that there had

FURTHER ACTION.

been to some extent co-operation with other

cliff amative actio th to Cant

European powers and particularly with France,

and that he thought it was possible that the

Portuguese Government desired to take part in

Such

actions

this co-operation. This request for

discussion of defence questions might be

part of some such approach. It would ease

the position if the Governor of Macao and

the Acting Governor of Hong Kong could meet

and discuss informally these questions.

Sir H. Moore