CO129-585-9 Sino-Japanese conflict- Chinese custom stations 14-7-1940 - 17-12-1940 — Page 29

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I have asked "elegram No. 532,

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Min view of urgency of the question implied by British Embassy telegrams No. 85 and 872 to the Foreign office und also your non objection, I an addressing local Commissioner on lines Ena Top Suggested in British Embassy telegram

(26 NG. 88i to the Foreign Office.

ENCL.

My

telegsam lio. 602 makes it clear that closure of Hong Kong office would be opposed to Hong Kong interests and letter

s couched in as non committal terms as possible.

loping to Ashley

scanination

Danger lies in Japanese considering :losing office and in consequence development of sitration to point of GRUGPIREsment for this govemment with

losure in view.

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