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Colonial Office Reference No. 838/6/0

With the compliments of M. Ge

Date

18.7.40

Reference

12273446:177/101

AZ JUL 1948-

308

CYPHER TELEGRAM from the Officer Administering the

Government of Hong Kong, to the Secretary of State

for the Colonies.

Dated 14th July, 1940. Received 10.3 a.m. on 15th

July.

Shangha

Addressed to British Ambassador No. 129 repeated to

Secretary of State for the Colonies No. 44140 ? Klubben

Klekane Commissioner of Customs informs me that

Japanese Consul General has today notified him

reopening of Customs Stations on frontier under

Japanese control is required under threat thɛt

Japanese will otherwise themselves open stations in

despite of Customs integrity. This is being

reported to Inspector General.

The idea, I suppose, is to watch for expodă of war wateral from Hong Kong to China.

Sir J. Bimand

mily

19/7.

CR. Whitamos

B.E.+. gage

1224/7 the 27/

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