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Registry No.F 8181/98/10

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F.O.,

J.C.S.B.

OUT FILE

Draft

Mr. Gent,

COLONIAL OFFICE.

SECRET

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100

September, 1941.

From Mr. Sterndale

Bennett)

Dear Gent,

I am sorry to have been so long

in answering your secret letter

54064/41 of August 21st about the control

of the entry of Chinese into Hong Kong.

The fact is that we have had some

difficulty in getting hold of a copy

of the Chiefs of Staff report in ques-

tion. Now that we have done so we

cannot find in it the recommendation

which you quote. It is, however, a

fair inference that the Chiefs of Staff,

having drawn attention to the danger,

want something done about it.

2. As e understand it, your draft

telegram is intended to be purely

exploratory and I would suggest that this

should be made quite clear. It is true

that the telegram only asks the

Governor.

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