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1JKK Secretary of State
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3. On constitutional developments, the way to Representative Government is blocked by the Chinese, who would certainly regard it as a move towards independence. In this situation the Governor believes that the best way to enlist the active cooperation and assent of the Chinese population is to appoint some local unofficial Chinese to executive positions within his Government as. in effect. appointed Ministers. These ideas need to be further refined bul
believe that the underlying idea is imaginative and progressive.
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