Colonial Office.
OUTWARD TELEGRAM
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W.B.L. Monson
ould be
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No. 1634
WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION
TO CHINA.
FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO CHUNGKING
26th December 1942
D. 8.24 p.m. 26th December 1942
MOST IMMEDIATE.
204
Your telegram No. 1720 [of 25th December: Kowloon leased territory.]
We should greatly prefer to retain words "terms of" but might be prepared to agree to their omission or the substitution of "question of" if this would clinch matter with the Chinese on the basis of the suggested compromise.
2.
If possible please ascertain without committing yourself whether it would clinch matter and report urgently.
O.T.P.
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