CO129-564-11 Road communications with Canton. Includes 1 photograph depicting- Bridge over Shum Chun River- China. Dated... 20-8-1937 - 18-1-1938 — Page 25

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Mr. Rogers 15/11/37 Mr. Gent 15

53851/37.

Mr. Howard 15/11

Mr. Cowell 15

Sir H. Moore 16/11 at once

CYPHER TELEGRAM from the Secretary of State for the

Colonies to the Governor of Hong Kong.

Amed

94.

(Sent 12.15 p.m., 16th November, 1937.)

IMPORTANT.

No.242.

(6) (10)

Secret.

I agreo to

Your telegram No.248 and No.268.

completion of road connection with Canton.

Office and war office have been consulted and agree.

Foreign

With regard to using the schome as a means of

pressure to secure freer passage for shipping to Canton,

I consider this to be undesirable and am of the opinion

that Chinese authorities will not be averse to modifying

measures taken on river if convinced that they are not

indispensable on military grounds. Please keep me

informed by telegraph of procross of road connection.

Copy to 3.0. and w2o.lr.

Register copy of shipping

file ek.