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4282—150) Wt. 38815-61

10,000 12/39 T.S. 695

5444—150) Wt. 45767-68 30,000 2/40 T.S. 695

54002/40 Hong Kong.

C. O.

Mr.

Gene 4/4

Mr. Martin 5/4/400

Mr.

Sir A. Burns.

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

CONFIDENTIAL.

sir,

91

Downing Street,

87

April, 1940.

I have etc. to acknowledge

thanks the receipt of your

Confidential despatch No.2 of the

a come of

(21) 5th March,

J

enclosing/the

(29)

Governor.

FURTHER ACTION.

re ort of the War Revenue Committee

and of)

your Confidential despatch of

your

the 16th March, 140, enclosing an

extraet

South

ath China Morning

Post of the 15th March, 1940,

containing a full account

the

regarding the

proceedings in the Legislative

Council

trevious day.

to impose

amu

reculate the collection t

the

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