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COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO. 2447 TO HONG KONG
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ACTIVITIES PROVIDING THAT THEY ABIDED BY THE LAWS OF HONG KONG UNQUOTE.
4. GRATEFUL IF YOUR VIEWS ON PARAGRAPH 1 AND ON THE TEXT OF PROPOSED REPLY IN PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE MAY BE TELEGRAPHED TO REACH US NOT LATER THAN 1000 HOURS GMT 1 DECEMBER. PLEASE TELEGRAPH ALSO AMOUNTS FINALLY FIXED FOR PAYMENT TO FARMERS AND OWNERS OF GRAVES (YOUR TELEGRAM NO.1772 REFERS).
5. PRESS HERE HAVE ALREADY ENQUIRED WHETHER THERE IS ANY TRUTH IN REPORTS THAT WE HAVE AGREED TO PAY QUOTE COMPENSATION UNQUOTE. WE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT EX GRATIA PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PEASANTS FROM CHINESE TERRITORY WHO FARM ON THE BRITISH SIDE OF THE FRONTIER AND WHO HAVE SUFFERED LOSS AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSURE OF MAN KAM TO BRIDGE. WE HAVE NOT AS YET BEEN ASKED ABOUT QUOTE COMPENSATION UNQUOTE FOR DAMAGE TO GRAVES. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR VERY EARLY GENERAL GUIDANCE ON HANDLING OF PRESS ENQUIRIES IN LIGHT OF COMMUNIST DISCLOSURES.
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