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In any further communication
on this subject, please quote
No.
and address---
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4864/12.
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
Sir:-
London.
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FoReds OFFICI
February 5th 1912.
I am directed by Secretary Sir E.Grey to transmit
to you herewith to be laid before the Secretary of State
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for the Colonies a copy of a letter from Mr.R.P.Houston,
1
M.P., relative to a proposed shipment of rifles and
ammunition from a continental port to Hong Kong.
It is probable that these arms are destined for
the use of one or other of the parties at present en-
gaged in hostilities in China and Sir E.Grey considers
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that it is undesirable that British firms should take
refused
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part in this trade which may react detrimentally upon
British interests. This Department has, however, no
u need complicate the letter to the 7.0.
this point mentining this
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power to prohibit such a shipment.
Sir E.Grey would be glad to be furnished with Mr.
Harcourt's views on the matter, and to be informed whe-
ther any regulations are in existence by which the im-
port of arms into Hong Kong may be restricted or pre-
vented.
Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
I am, Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
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