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DRAFT

Letter

Type 1 +

From

To:-

J. B. Denson, Esq., 0.B.E.,

PEKING.

James Murray

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

...In Confidence

does this me a the Sots? or hard shepherd. Std be best to be

Flag D

more specific? put it in the plural! рик

حسن

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Copy to: A. F. Maddocks, Esq

HONG KONG

(Personal & Confidential)

Thank you for your letter of 29 July about the

sentencing of certain communist trade unionists in Hong

Kong. Like yourself, we were somewhat concerned about

the possible repercussions of this development (although

in the event it appears to have had the desired effect).

Although we had seen the three references to the matter

orts,

in L.I.C. reports, we would have been happier to have

been specifically consulted in advance. The Foreign

and Commonwealth Office Labour Adviser, with his

special interést in trade union matters, raised the

Lase matter here and it was brought to the attention of the

Shepherde Minister However, since you wrote, the Governor has telegraphed further (Hong Kong telegram No. 149) and I

hope you will agree that this constitutes a reasonably

handsome/ apology. We do not therefore propose to take

the matter further.

2.

I/ am following your example in copying this letter on a personal basis to Arthur Maddocks.

Amer

et by.

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