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thought it would be desirable to explain to the
Chargé d'Affaires and the Acting Governor of Kong
Kong the position respecting the possibility of
Japan's interference with Chinese export trade
through Hong Kong in the event of belligerent rights
being exercised. The telegram to Mr.Howe, based on
Mr.Fitzmaurice's minute of 10/9/27, was therefore
repeated to Hong Kong (see No.7? on the above-
mentioned file).
I see no reason, therefore, as I have
already said, why extracts from Mr.Fitzmaurice's
minute of 30/8/27 (enclosed in No.1 on the present
file) should not be sent to Hong Kong subject, of
course, to Mr.Fitzmaurice's concurrence.
It is true, as Mr.Gent points out, that
in this particular case the later papers, following the
minute in question, define and restrict the position as
affecting Hong Kong; but, notwithstanding this,
I think that the minute might be of use and of
Sentrally
interest to the Attorney General.
If, however, the Department do not wish to
send extracts from this particular minute, I do not
press the point in view of the fact that there is
apparently no question now of removing the head offices
of Chinese Government banks from Shanghai to Hong
Kong.
20/9/37.
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