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Colonial Vice

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

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[Th Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be

of Gent

1.

kept under Lock and Key.]

F 1977/66/23.

Copies.

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With the Compliments

of the

Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1 1 MAR 1942

[EN CLAIR]. POLITICAL DISTRIBUTION.

Canada House

No. 1546

To UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO WASHINGTON.

Australia Honsellaron 10th, 1942.

D. 12.5 p.m. 10th March, 1942,

RECEIVED

13MAN 1942

Repeated to Buenos Aires No. 2

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C.U. NEGY

atement

MOST IMMEDIATE.

My telegram No. 1533 [of 9th March. regarding Hong Kong atrocities.]

Cancel paragraph 1.

2. Amend clause in paragraph 2 to read "There is some reason to believe that conditions have slightly improved recently but".