CO129-580-2 Sino-Japanese War- British policy and reactions in Hong Kong and Malaya 27-7-1939 - 3-2-1940 — Page 67

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DRAFT ON 63838,

53838/48/39.

Downing Street,

12 September, 1930.

Searst.

Dear Thomas

I am glad to have your letter of 17th

August (0.H. Sec: 88/1939) and I assure you that I

fully appreciate the importance of your task in doing

all that is possible locally to prevent wrong

impressions of the policy of His Majesty's Government

gaining currency amongst the Chinese and other

communities in Malaya and to promote a proper under-

standing amongst them of the main factors leading to

decisions on particular matters.

Although there may be obvious difficulties

in giving you in present circumstances advance

information of decisions which we can apprehend to be

likely to disturb Chinese opinion, we shall do our

beat as we quite understand your sos tion.

As you

know, active arrangements are in hand for setting

a full publicity organisation in the Far East which

will of course have to pay particular attention to

SIR SHEFTON MIOMAU,G.C.M.G., 0.B.E.

Chinese