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 51

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5.

At the same time I cannot but feel that any hurried activity on these lines by this Government would in the present juncture be liable to misinterpretation, and I would suggest

that a suitable formula, which has the merit of being true,

would be to say that funds for the connection could not in

any case be made available at least until 1938.

6.

This does not of course preclude the Canton authorities

from driving a road through to some where near the frontier and

this, if their fear is a breach in the railway line between

Sham Chun and Canton, might perhaps meet their case.

7.

I shall be glad if Colonel Li Fong may be notified, as I promised him, in the sense of this despatch.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

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(SD) N.L.SMITH

Officer Administering the Government.