in Hongkonz.
Mtr, Southard said, "The State Department in Washington has ind-feated to me the possibility of nae ta di edit ican Ca ace wel fei ce el a Precautionary Measure have accordingly been instructed by the Secretary of State to suggest the withdrawal from Hongkong United States, Insofar ay may be all American men, and children whose continued presence here ix, not considered tingent or essential," the Consul Get eral said Pointing out that the advice from Washington was merely a precautionary measure and that it was not to taken as an indication that the exists any immediate emergency in the local situation, Mfr... Southard daised American eliizens "to depart from Hongkong during the next few weeks when transport facilities will presumably be available ina more less normal way."—Doncel
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