TNAG-1783-FCO40-2543-Hong-Kong-Commonwealth-War-Graves-Commission-1988 — Page 26

Mr Woodm Mr. Paul.

HKC 225/1

2

Reference..........

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CODE 18-78

Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

1. The letter to which

Mr Dalley refers

proposed raising this matter in the JLG very soon after it had taken HK as its Principal base. The Commission

matter

are

obviously very anxious to resolve this as soon as possible: the corres- pondence in the past from the FCO has

however

stressed/ that priority must be matters considered important

Sides. It might perhaps be

reiterate this in a

reply.

given

to

by both

useful to

2. Additionally, correspondence has touched on raising this matter under

the umbrella

belonging

agency

of

discussion

on transitional

any land

or an

as

measures on the retention of any

or allocated to HMG (o The Chinese might regard Hime): the Commission expressed The belief that this matter would not fall into this category (as a Common-