CO129-579-11-1 Sino-Japanese War- seizure of unauthorized wireless transmitting apparatus 13-2-1939 - 7-5-1940 — Page 85

to allow the use of cyphers to all Chinese

Government Agencies: both Mr. T. V. Soong and

the local Commissioner of Chinese Maritime

Customs have been given very exceptional

privileges in this respect since war broke

out, so that there was nothing to prevent other

Chinese Government departments getting or

sending opher messages, given a measure of co-

operation. I add, though not necessarily as

part of the message, that I hope that David

Kung will be withdrawn from here permanently:

I think that that is the least that the Chinese

Government can do by way of amends.

The whole question of the anti-Japanese,

anti-Wang Ching-wei and, conceivably, indirect

anti-British activities which are going on here

is worrying me a good deal. I feel extremely

strongly that Hong Kong should not be used as

a base for such, especially now that Japan is

a potential enemy of Great Britain. You will

understand that I do not allude to the Agencies

such as the South West Transportation Company

or the Foreign Trade Commission but to under-

ground activities such as, I believe, Wu Te-chen

is conducting. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs

is writing a memorandum for me on this subject

and I will let you have a copy as soon as I can:

meanwhile the foregoing serves to give you my

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