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CIPHER TELEGRAM

This message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher without being paraphrased. (Messages marked O.T.P. need not be paraphrased).

From:

War Office

DTO041030

10 OCT 1945

Do: C. in C. Hong-Kong

IMFUKIANT

Britchin( for Ambassodor for information

telegram 1175 of 25 Sep. F.0. to

Chungking refers

.77657....... cipher C.A.4.

SECRET

1. Subject is opening of Chinese Consulate in Hong-Kong.

Our 071630/Sep and your 091720/Sep refer.

Ķ

16915/1149/100

2.

Please do not repeat not approach Chinese on this question.

Most important that they should not reccivo. information prior

to official notification through diplomatic channel.

War Office Distribution by C.A.4.

S. of S. P.U.S.

JVE.M. I. (1)

M. I. 2, 17

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U.S. of S.

F.M.

1. C. S.

C. I.G.S. V.C.I.G.S. L. C. I. G. M. (0) D.1.0. D.D.M.C.(.)(3)

E.0.1, 12

D.H. I.

D. C. A.

D. D. C. L. (MG) (3)

Col. (C)

C...1, 4,

F.5.

17

Scac Rear Link

(Lt. Col. Carver) Colonial Office

(Mr.Gent)

Telegraph Soc)

Foreign Office(lir, Sterndale-Bennett)

(Mr.Kitson)

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