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F10139

OCT 1941

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Registry 10139/98/10

FROMColonial Office

No.54064/41

Dated30th Sep. 1941.

Received

in Registry 1st Oct.

F: China

Last Paper.

1941.

FIOLOS.

References.

F215°

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

Control of entry of Chinese into Hong Kong

Transmits copy of Colonial Office telegram No. 1020 of 30th September to Hong Kong referring to Hong Kong telegram No. 1101 of 26th September

(F 10105/98/10) and requesting confirmation of whether measures taken are only relating to Hong Kong Island or the Colony as a whole and whether facilities for merchants are to be retained. Requests a so information as to cash deposit requirements.

Hongliony

rather

(Minutes.)

aboed

seem to have gone fast! In our letter of 10th Sept (E8181)

we asked C.D. tot arrange that we Should have an

were

Opportunity of examining any restrictions

before they i

put into force. Hory Kory accordingly were instruckd "to report (to C.) any recommendations for stricter control which you [hou Hlory] ming Consider desirable (F9647). I have spoken to Mr Manson CD, who tells me that a

reply from Hory Hory has been received to this and that they are writing to us shortly on the subject.

Sir J. Buefan

Auscot 6/0

Bx.

(Action completed.)

Cish

(Index.)

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