CO129-589-18 Complaints against evacuation scheme 23-11-1940 - 24-10-1941 — Page 28

a

ORIGINAL

Devecypher of of solveram from the

вору-ан

28 th Septy Received in the Colonial

Dated

Domintens

Office at

BY

C.in C. China to Gernor Hong Kong.

on

28

DEROCRO

Decyphered

DJ 147,m. CAP.

FOLLOWING FROM DUFF COOPER.

I have received telegram signed Taylor & cretary

ton

of

Lova: uated

Refrésentations

protesting against ban

Committee Hong Kong

on

evives

(2) I shall much appreciate your views and suggestions as to what reply

it any

maki © It has

I should make o

bzen

pointed out to me that return of

Hong Kong is deper cent

to Hong

upon panegir shipping space which is

now

very

controlled o

limited ind

can.

be

Thus even if the ban

were lifted numbers of

return

able to

would not be great which

presents an apportunity.

both

of removing.

ban and

criticism without

the status quo o

unclusly altering

(3) I propose to discuss the matter

with the Governor here at the jurst

opportunity

D 40948- 2 5000 Df 8) 12/40 RP