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CHIN?

13/014

Registry

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Number F 1573/1147/10.

FROM War Cainet

Offices.

No.E.(2)(45) 20

Dated 28th Feb.1945.

Received

in Registry 6th Mar.1945.

F: China.

British Colonial Economic Interests in China: Kong.

Hong

Refers to F.E.(E)(45)3rd Meeting (F 922/149/61) Note by the Colonial Office concerning the rehabilitation of Hong Kong. It is suggested in considering Hong Kong's desiderata in regard to China

the common interest aspect should not be overlooked. Any reference to this would require to be carefully worded so as not to suggest any uncertainty as to His Majesty's Government's intention to resume their sovereign authority in the Colony.

Last Paper.

+1147

References.

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

1

(Minutes.)

At the 3rd meeting of the Far Eastern

Sconomic subcommittee on the

"

on the 7 "Bebruary, the C.O. said they would put in a note to the subcommittee on "Our Colonial interests in China, with particular ref'ce to Hong Kong". I don't think much of the CO. note myself. It might for instance have stated in more detail what Hongkong's

is "main economic interests in relation to China" are.

As for para. 7, the CO. really can't imagine there is any prospect of an extension of the

lease of the New Territories.

Sn. H. Prideaux Brune

An Scot 8/3

(Action completed.)

8/3 2013

At the menting yesterday

K

diren With

the China Arvelation the making of a survey of

Betisch Eenomic

interests in China,

as

Suggested by the F. E. (E.) Committer, it

was

decided

(Index.).

the Surney.

Next Paper.

F1543.

AC

include thongshing in

HARB

14/3.

See in this connexion F 147 /147/10-

Joly

7. Thyne Kundercon

J.

Nouch. Ag

17/3

26513 F.O.P.

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