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we stand in quite a different relationship with

the Governor, and I am therefore hoping that prosove

you will see some advantage in my proposal to send telpash & Sir David Trench a telegram on the lines of

the attached draft.

as cir

I should like to set this off aught

This does no more than

ask the Governor to keep me informed of any

significant developments of which he may learn.

I have instanced the question of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank's attitude towards guarantees, which seems to me an area in which there is stil some uncertainty (although you may be able to tell me that I am wrong). But I mean equally to ask the Governor to let me know what else he

may learn.

make

away;

would be pad to know if you have any suppestions to me on the feat.

I hope you will concur in my sending this

telegram.

A

I am sending a copy of this letter and

enclosure to Dick Taverne and Palliser.

Although I realise that it was

Incidentally, I wonder if you saw

a copy of the enclosed letter how Lawrence Kadoone, which was copied to tre? settings initten before Hay Kay were crotified of the recently agreed casement in ECGD's

it was

terms it does, I Thunt,

illustrati

very

well

The

the treat view of 66os's minge.

Mat

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ECOD's tap locally is

Local new at the time of ECGD's attitude

itu

towards the project. It is against this semennt eventcrcat

tack pound of ten somcentrat emotional

attitudes that I feel we cannot afford

take

must be particularly careful our and a handling of - keep the closed hexable watch at the

situation.

I in

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