Alta 53652/48.
I.F. 16/10/03
Colonial office,
The Church House,
Great (mith stree
Dear Russell Edgends,
9th December, 1948.
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15.
Thank you for your letter of the 23rd November oas enting on the first periodical report received from Hong Kong regarding its financial posit10n. I enslave a copy of our realy. An you 887, the position essa reasonably satiefsetory sad if future reports continue to iniicate a satisfactory position we may not need to send replies to them. As borever this is the first of the quarterly statex ats for which we asked in connection with the relaxation of control, a fairly full reply bez been sent.
2. As regerds your second paragraph a note bas been male on the relevant file that you would like to be kept informed of the progress of these negotiatiomme
3. As regards your third paragraph we do not think we could, in advance of the Governor's oermanicatiɑn regarding may preposed increase in the cost of living allowances, inform him that any such proposals would be strongly questioned, Obviously we must exa1 1.100 any proposals on their
their own merits.
In these eireusetendes, I hope that you will agree that we could not at this stage say more then is said in paragraph 5 of the enclosed savingrain,
coren L
EL. KOMODS,
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