CO129-580-6 New Territories 6-1-1939 - 16-8-1939 — Page 29

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Even Chiang Kai-shek, as the Foreign

Office can tell you, was not sure until Clark

Kerr's recent visit that we meant to defend

Hong Kong 'a l'ontrance' and he derived much

comfort from the assurance that we were.

Is

It not probable that the Japanese are thinking

along the same lines?

Yours very sincerely,

1. Not hartharto