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OUTWARD TELEGRAM

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FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

52706/8/48

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IMMEDIATE

DUPLICATE

TO FEDERATION OF MALAYA (Sir E. Gent)

Sent 19th February, 1948, 32.45 hrs.

No. 295 Confidential.

Addressed to High Commissioner, Federation of Malaya. Repeated Governor, Singapore, No. 263 (please pass copy

to Secretary-General No. 196).

Hong Kong, No. 34,

My immediately preceding telegran.

My paragraph 5. I wholeheartedly agree with proposal in your telegram No. 159 to appoint Committee to go into the whole question of temporary and cost of living allowance and would have ño objection to work under heada (1) and (2) in paragraph 2 of that telegram being started forthwith. (4) in the same paragraph,

As regards heade (5) and I fully endorse objectives you have in mind but regard it as very important that the work should proceed in closest coordination between Malayan territories on the one hand and Fong Kong on the other. therefore, if before commencing work under these heads you would

I should be grateful, consult Governor Hong Kong, to whom this telegram is being reported, and to whom your should repeat your telegram No. 159, with that end in view, After consultation with Hong Kong, please let me know what you propose.

Coples sent to:-

Treasury

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Mr. Nr.

D. R.

Serpell, 0. B. E.

H. R. Apperley.

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