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SILE

PORTION OF IC

13th January, 1941.

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(* 168, 98/40)

Dear Gent,

1th reference to chugda telegram fo.

On

telegram 10. on the subject of the dong long tai ration

Rinanos, I enclose a copy of a memoranda shico the bimore basandor recently bout to Palo MED.

At the

3 also allen o. 17. Butler on ith mang to van gestion. m. Suttor told it. Solerated redations mest einnd. mwy co.wtitutevi a defonce Mono M, Dos intended to cinerinbate against the chinose og argone else; no the Actbmbandor runt roalico, the conglo. iration of e Inge major of persons in a mall place such 06 Long malɔ at a tire of orizin men do the rescat, won davice.

The A Daneador vo0 the decision fairly rell but raiaed zier of zolute chich Butler undertaal: to have looked intoj

dy, shether permite of entry could be obtained at the

of entry into Hong Kong territory and not only at Hong 110631; secondly, te position as regazus conolier vises,

*. Butler replied that be aderstood that no

mus orto ore regalped; thirdly, facilities for distianisaed

Cubering og fons, such c Monge Chiang, in golucion mich maleb ir. Butler pantsed the Abassador that a 6æcial effort odd bele to prevent unpleasant incidents ari Lig;

te cage of orchiante zio role arve to o la 320

o. of Mon, külg påɣing their wares.

ntler was also to see Bortlote on the evening of

eith a view to cccribing to film som at the difficubism which the Chinese apprehend my opise, but so far

t.e zame

. Cent,

Colonial Office.

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