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Registry
Number F 10799/3361/10
FROM Colonial Office.
No. 54001/39.
Dated 5th Oct., 1939.
Received
in Registry
}6th
6th Oct.,
F: China.
Last Paper.
F
10
0762
References.
(Print.)
(How disposed of.)
1939.
(Action completed.)
(Index.)
Next Paper.
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6 CT 1939
Salvage operations at Hong Kong carried out by foreign companies.
Refer to Colonial Office letter of 25th July (F 7929/5616/23). Enclose copy of despatch of 22nd August from Governor of Hong Kong and of despatch of 29th September to him, regarding request by Japanese salvaging company to undertake salvaging operations at Hong Kong, and proposal that a regulation be issued prohibiting conducting of salvage operations in territorial waters of Hong Kong without consent of the Government.
Copied Admiralty, Board of Trade.
(Minutes.)
Now that we are at war
here should surely be
no difficulty about preventing the salvage of Vessels by foreign companies on the frounds of
and wittment tiesnes military massily', and without
introduction of special legislation.
A
10/10
O to a matter
This seems & to a
in which the Defener depts, particularly
the admiralty, could take
initiation if
Lecessay
on
it
enforce
is considered
the
8 introduce regulations
Defence pounds, there can
djection,
be the
I think, on frolitical fround.
But let us see what if any
the hory, maks.
Meanwhite x ware лиги
18560 2/39 F.O.P
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man
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