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OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

Dft.on 27051/51/48

Code

TO HONG KONG (817 A. Granthem)

Sent 2lut May. 1948.

No. 565 Confidential

し

11.00 hrs,

your telegram No. 413.

Administrative officere from Paleating.

Before replying about Asquith I should be glad to clarify position regarding vacancies. It was understood that the bioeo demodlate vacancies for I.0.8. officers had been filled by

Barby

Melmoth

your telegram No. 1771 04.1947,

and my saving No. 260.

Klaghorn - my telegram No. 1948 of 1947 and

yeur telegram No. 36.

You have alace been notified in my saving

No. B3 of 20th April that Kinghorn has accepteđ transfer to Hong KOBE-

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grateful therefore it you will confirm Shat MoWhister'e vacancy la to be regarded as filled (vide paragraph 3 of MacDougall's letter of 3x1 February) and that no immediate vaosnoy exists for Asquith and Reeves.

Dougall's reply raterred to in paragraph er your telegram under reference not yet reeg1786,