e or Individual.
orqu
1907
18 have
previous Paper.
17369
HONG KONG
No. 20468.
Rec
C.O
226
DOMESTIC.
20468
REC 10 JUN 07)
(Subject.)
Importation of Arons re
anto
China
Mr Lucas
cof note from the thenese thage 'affaires
requesting the co-operation of us in
: Encloses col reple li
Vitalos
frustrativi urther & requests to bar be rewreaded to exercise
the utmost vigilance as to the
(Minutes.)
You may remember that Mr Collier brought drafts of
these letters for concurrence some days ago and that
you concurred. The draft then if I remember aright,
contained a request that we would telegraph & warning to
Hong Kong. They do not now ask us to telegraph but
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would perhaps be best to do so.
it
Suktame
sent
11.25
? Tel: in cypher to following effect.
"H.M.G have received a note from Chinese Minister
asking for co-operation in preventing secret import
of arms and ammunition for the use of rebels. I should
be glad if you would instruct police to exercise
especial vigilance to prevent evasions of proclamation
which forbids export from Hong Kong"
And send copy to F.0., sending copy of F.0. letter and
enclosures to HongKong.
(The last notification received as to the proclam-
ation showed that it was renewed for six months from 29/11/06. This extension ended in May but they will certainly have extended it further though we have not
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