Registry No. POP 48 5/X/11.50.
(25315) Wt 23112/49 20000 3/18 H & J, 1.d (30488) Wi 18038/124 10030 8/18
Draft.
The Secretary
The London Chanter Di
Commerde,
1, Oxford Court,
Cannon Street
E.G.4.
0151-
น
F.O..
357
REC
(Rst
December
JAN 19
191 6.
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With reference to your letter B/13,
of November 23rd regarding a protest from the
Hongkong Chamber of Cormeree against the con-
trol of Chinese tin in that Colony, I am
directed by Mr. Secretary Balfour to infom
you that the matter has received the careful
consideration of the Departments of His Majes-,
ty's Government concerned.
2.
Mr. Balfour considers that the rigid
import restrictions in force in the principal.
consuming countries and the control exercised
by the Inter-Allied Tin Executive have been
effective in preventing any avoidable ill con-
sequences to the transit trude in Hongkong.
3. Mr Balfour is not aware of the date of
the telegram fra Hongkong but I am to say that
since the signing of the amistion every ene
deavour is being made to relax all restrictions
in dealing in tin ores in Hongkong which were
not in forge at the beginning of the war.