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AFMA

SECRET

ADDRESSED TO TAMSUI TELEGRAM NO 208 29/11 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION

TO NANKING AND HONG KONG. AND CHUNGKING.

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YOURTELEGRAM NO 195 AND HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 1264 TO COLONIAL OFFICE.

WE APPRECIATE THAT THE SUDDEN INTRODUCTION OF THE VISA PROCEDURE

HAS CAUSED YOU INCONVENIENCE, BUT IN VIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE

OF

TO THE SECURITY OF HONG KONG IN STOPPING AN INFLUX OF CHINESE IT

WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO SUSPEND THE OPERATION OF THE PROCEDURE.

2. IT WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN BETTER HAD THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT

BEEN INFORMED OFFICIALLY IN ADVANCE, BUT SINCE THAT WAS NOT DONE WE

CONSIDER THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO OMIT ANY RETROSPECTIVE NOTIFICATION