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being caced
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to anyone.
RESTRICTED
SECRET
OCT 30 1945
31
AUTHORI
AMCONSUL
GOVERNMENT
6pm
HONG KONG
5085
310525
In future conversations with MacDougall (URTEL 12, October 23)
you should express the Dept's view that American businessmen will
be reluctant to operate under controls which would prevent the early
reestablishment of their commercial contacts. Hong Kong has stood
as a symbol of free trade, and the absence of import quotas and other
government restrictions has been largely responsible for its long and
prosperous history. We would greatly regret to see, upon its return
to British jurisdiction, limitations placed on commercial enterprise
in the colony particularly at this time when every effort is being
made to promote freer trade throughout the world (state Serial 204,
Sig Your md Byrnic) telegram and this reply have been forwarded to the American
Embassy in London with the request that our views be made informally
known to the Foreign Office.
The Department is very much interested in this matter. Please
continue to report fully on developments.
Please convey 2001's greetings to Brigadier MacDougall and
inform him Pool is looking after Hong Kong affairs in the Dept.
BC:HFurber
To Cleared army CP- Cleared by Acroubler LA- ITP FE TWB
with
with
JCPool
Mr. Ross and
Lt. Whitman
DECLASSIFIED by authority of
State Dept lts to
Mr. DeGolia.
NARS 8-10-72
NL memo TONLT
4-12-73
BK2 5/21/21
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