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CIPHER TELEGRAM

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ONE TIME PAD

Enter Soon

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From:

The War Office

To:

C in C Hong Kong

B.M.A. (M)

L.H.Q. Mebourne (DR & CA):

Rpta:

SACSEA

.......

ALFSEA

89627

..cipher (C.1.17)

15 Dec.

11343

124/SEA/21

151630/Z

17 0194250 Dec.45.

IMPORTANT

SECRET

DU

For CCAO from Colonial Office (.)

ONE(.) Following is copy of announcement we releasing to press for publication

morning 19 Dec (.)

Not for publication broadcast or use on Club Tapes before 2330 hours

GMT on Tuesday Dec 18 45 (ie for morning papers on Wednesday Dec 19-45) (.)

Not to be broadcast in the midnight news of Dec 18/19 (...)

་

RESUMPTION OF NORMAL COMMERCIAL TRADING WITH HONG KONG (.)

After careful consideration with all concerned the Commander in Chief

Hong Kong has come to the conclusion that a start can and should be made without

delay with the resumption of private trading in Hong Kong and that the commerical

community should thereafter be given.every facility and assistance to expand

and enlarge their activities so that they may play their full part in the

restoration of the economy of the Colony (.)

With this object in view firms not at present represented in the Colony.

will be given permission to send representatives there as soon as possible (*)

A Press notice has already been issued regarding the registration of

applicants from certain British territories for facilities to return to

Hong Kong (.) Applicants in foreign territories will be advised by the

Government concerned of the procedure to be adopted when applying for

a military permit to enter the Colony (.)

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