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OUTWARD TELEGRAM.

DEPARTMENTAL NO. 2.

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Cypher telegram to Sir A. Clark-Kerr, (Chungking).

Foreign Office, 15th December, 1940.

9.30 a.m.

No. 314

IMPORTANT.

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Your telegram No. 128 to Hong Kong [of 4th December: Chinese immigration bill].

It is now proposed to instruct Officer Administering Government Hong Kong to bring the bill into force by pro-

Instructions would clamation at the earliest opportunity. stress again the need for sympathetic administration Ordinance.

of the

2. Unless you see serious objection, I propose to

concur.

3.

Please repeat your reply to Hong Kong. Repeated to Hong Kong No. 775.

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