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ABBey 1272, Ext.285

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F10203

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NATION

FOR DISA

SCHEME

DISABLED

MEN

C.A.4/BM/192

F10901

1945

Dear Skindele Bennett,

nom: Brigadier F.G. Drews

The War Office,

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Hotel Victoria, Northumberland Avenue,

LONDON, W.C.2.

28 November, 1945. 2NO

Thank you for your F 9432/917/10 of 9th November also relevant is Scott's F 9857/1147/10 of 15th Novembermayle, Co.

refers.

The announcement of the resumption of private trading was made in Hong Kong on 22nd November C-in-C Hong Kong's No. 592 of 22nd November.

Moreover from C-in-C Hong Kong's No. 494 of 15th November Para 5 you will see that the immigration

restrictions against Chinese have been lifted.

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I duly suggested to the C-in-C that No.494 should be repeated to Britchin for the Ambassador

my 85950 of 22nd November.

/alted to, F10203/1147/10

I think therefore that we can say in all sincerity that there is no question of discrimination against any national who has legitimate business in Hong Kong and whose presence there will further in any way the return of the colony to normal. You know, of course, the difficulties of transport in Hong Kong itself. These factors have a definite bearing on the problems, and will, if anything, discriminate against British as opposed to Chinese interests.

The present policy of the C-in-C both as regards private-trading and immigration of Chinese appears to

J.C.Sterndale Bennett, Esq., Foreign Office,

S.W.1.

/be based

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