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29A

Registry

177

Number 4882/48/10

FROM Mr.Gent

(Colonial Office) to Mr.Sterndale

No

Daled

Bennet,

23rd Oct.,1940.

54064/40

Received

xBra

in Registry

,1940

F:

25th Oct.,.

China,

Last Paper.

F4865 £4889

References.

F

F 4882

449

OF

OCT 1940

Control of

Refers to Hong Kong telegram No. 563 of the 10th October (F 4410/4). Attaches copy telegram No. 641 of the 10th October from 0.A.G. Hong Kong which amplified information given in telegram No. 623 (F 4410/2) considers proposed powers for Acting Governor in connexion with control of Chinese immigration in Colony are essential for him to possess. Enquires whether it would be desirable to make short report to Far Eastern Committee.

Chinese immigration into Hong Kong.

Copy Major Steel (War office).

(Minutes.)

1. Hongkong 2. Chingking tel 161 of 2 nov. 3. c.o. wall of 15% Now malowing copy

tel 671 of 230st (cound. by co)

вусе

tl 644 to Hong Kong

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

Tei. Chungking.

no. 205

Oct. 31

На 624

Repeated Hong Kong

8) c.o. (Mr. Gent)

inform the. Gent that we

9. inform

agree worth the suggestion to consider the

matter in the F.E.Com nittee.

If we agree to publication,

us

we shall, we should ask the,

as

to hein

I presume Chinese Ambassador to call and explain the actual arrangements profiized, propores in Sir J. Brevan's minute of thoct. Acv.3 in F4410/43/10

Nov. 2

2 5 M. Gent (0)

Lel Chungking No. 219 Nov. 9 Repeated Hong Kong no.655 Shanghai No.1217

(Action completed.)

J

got

nov.ht

Hory Mory

C

have been in tructed to repeat to Sut. Clare Kerr their telegram 623 (Index.) (4410) and their telegram 641 has been

repeated to him. We was therefore exp to get his views in due course.

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agree $22570

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