CO129-593-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45 12-1-1946 - 27-10-1946 — Page 237

Confidential.

My dear bent,

25.7.46.

&

The Old Glebe

Eggesford.

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As promised, I posted a writher

hose of what I said the morning after the HKWAC Meeking to hiss Ruston (Cox waubed it to be in tir the Humphrey Prideaux-Brunes hands before the next buceting,

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as he

possumus

seemed to adopt the usual now attitude, maintaining that Chinese views

hardening

on

Hong Kong

And that'

were

informal

ar

diplomatic approach

no

ow the subject would be opportune or

advisable).

my own view is that the battle

must be grasped sooner or

later and

that present conditions are as opportune as

Mey are

likely to be.

Ar

any raker I

do not feel inclined to advise that til.

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