State Department Dispatch to the American Consul at Hong Kong

SCR 4 GROUPS 140 FROM RDO WASHINGTON 310525 NCR 4841 TO CRYPTO WAR RESTRCED iss AND is IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTED STATE DEPARTMENT DISPATCH BE SEND TO THE AMERICAN CONSUL AT HONGKONG VIA ARMY CHANNELS QUOTE IN FUTURE CONVERSATIONS WITH MACDOUGALLCURETL 12, OCTOBER 23) YOU SHOULD EXPRESS THE DEPARTMENTS 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 TIMEWH 1111 TIME WHEN EVERY EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO PROMOTE FREER TRADE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ( STATE SERIAL NUMBER 4, SIGNED BYRNES.) PARA YOUR 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. PARA THE DEPARTMENT IS VERY MUCH. INTERS 1111 INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE CONTINUE TO REPORT FULLY ON DEVELOPMENTS. UNQUOTE BT 310525 CCN LINE 3 AFTER MACDOUGALL SHOULD READ (URTEL 12, OCTOBER 23) TOD 0559/31 OCT 45 TEL NL NARS 8-10-72 to of memo to NLT TOR 0559/45 OCT CER 4-12-73 5/21/11