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Communications on this subject should be addressed to-
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
COLONIAL OFFICE,
NATIONAL
SCHEME
12834
18 DEC 1939
CONFIDENTIAL
Downing Street.
191
15 December, 1939.
DISABLED
LONDON, S.W.1.
and the following
Number quoted: 54000/39.
25.7.39.
Sir,
I am directed by Mr. Secretary MacDonald to
refer to your letter of the 7th July F. 6570/3361/10
relating to a draft Bill to amend the Hong Kong
Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, and to transmit to
you a copy of a further despatch dated the 25th July which
has been received from the Governor of the Colony on the
matter.
2. Subject to any further observations that
Viscount Halifax may have to offer, the Secretary of
State proposes in replying to the Governor's despatches
of the 15th May and 25th July to invite reference to
the telegrams enclosed in your letter under reference and
to inform him that for the reasons set out in those
telegrams he would prefer that the draft bill should
not be proceeded with.
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
FOREIGN OFFICE.
3.
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