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CONFIDENTIAL.

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OUT

WARNING. This is an unparaphrased version of a secret cypher or confidential code message, and the text must first be paraphrased* if it is essential to communi- cate it to persons outside British or Allied Government Services.

*(NOTE: Messages shown as having been sent in a One-Time Pad ("O.T.P.") are excopte

from this rule.)

CONFIDENTIAL.

To:- Hong Kong.

121141/November.

Date. 12. 115.10567

157

CCM NAV. GEN (C).

From Admiralty.

Following from Earl of Halifax Washington,

1945

to Foreign Office.

Repeated to Chungking, Supreme Allied Command, South East Asia, Hongkong.

Ant

Commander in Chief Hongkong's message T.0.0. 310732 October to Admiralty which refers to my telegram No. 6841.

INT

I am being pressed to grant transit visas for Hong Kong to American citizens and others who wish to return to China. May I be authorised to grant transit visas if I am satisfied that the applicant's ultimate destination is China ?

2.

No. 3.

Foreign Office please pass to Hongkong as my telegram

V.C.N.S.

A.C.N.S. (0).

Secretary.

Naval Secretary.

P.A.S. (S).

D.C. (2).

O.D. (9)

D.N.I. D. of P. M. (4). W.D.

Ad. Blake

16. Blake (4)(3). 0.1.C. (2).

mb. A.55.

121141.

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F100 37/1497/10.

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