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From: Robert S. Redmond, T.D., M Britain ‘could

Dum Tuence,

ACKA 163

HOUSE OF COMMONS

LONDON SWIA OAA

MR. Maig.

go broke'

Britain faces the threat of "humiliating bank- |ruptcy" if Hong Kong de- cides to move her sterling balances of £700 million out of London, says a re- port.

15th A The crown colony's bal-

ances in London are be- lieved to be the largest of any single country.

BEN 10ang.

I enclose a cutting from the Bolton Evening News, which has been sent to me by my constituent, Mr. S. Britland.

He is worried about the appearance of alarmist articles such as this in the press, and wonders whether Could you please help

there is any truth in this one.

me to reply to him.

Lunes sexuely,

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Bob

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Ma Hedhig

T. Higgins, Esq., M.P., Treasury,

Great George Street,

LONDON, S.W. I.

Mr Bostock

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