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Sir H. Moore.
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Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
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Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
No.
Confidential.
My telegram No.204 confidential. In
view of your personal acquaintance with
Dr. Barbosa it is regarded as desirable
that proposed visit should be made by
DRAFT.TELEGRAM for conson. you rather than be left for new Governor.
GOVERNOR.
HONG KONG.
Portuguese Ambassador has twice recently
the conservations
called at the Foreign Office and requested
that you should be authorised to discuss
defence questions on your visit, and he
has been told that his request would be
acceded to. It is however desirable
should as far as pasille take the form of a pe
pecsmal tinformatio
be
Exchange of ricas and he of exposin an exploratory Character
that you talk with Tovernor of Madao
should be kept on personal pianes
as podenk and that you should
Gor
carefully avoid any commitment. If letter
FURTHER ACTION.
suggests that technical advice from
Hong Kong on matters of local defence
would be welcomed you should agree to
put the suggestion to the proper British
authorities for consideration.
(*801-150)
If he
Dr. Barbosa
Wt. 13952-47 10,000 6/37 T.S. 695
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