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ment for bringing a very large proportion of the wolfram produced
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in the interior of China to that Port, and will thereby bring it withi
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This would appear to be established by the most recent
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this country received from China wolfram amounting to 206 tons, and
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from the beginning of this year to the present date this country has received 325 tons, of which the greater part was bought in Hong Kong ad this figure does not include the most recent purchases of wolfram, whi
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have not yet been shipped. In the absence of information as to the
quantity purchased for America, or for which export licences to the
United States have been granted, Mr. Churchill is unable to state what proportion the wolfram shipped to this country from Hong Kong,bears to the total shipments from Hong Kong.
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With reference to paragraph 2 of your letter of the 12t
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June. Mr. Churchill has always been, and still 18, ready and willing to
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purchase and ship a reasonable proportion of the ore offered to this Department by British firms in Hong Kong.
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in the previous correspondence on this subject, that certain British
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firms have offered the Ministry wolfram at extravagant prices, apparent with the d£liberate object of having their offers refused, and thus obtaining licences to ship to America; and the maintenance of the re- strictions at Hong Kong 1s, in his opinion, calculated to frustrate att
of this kind. On the other hand, a large number of British firms hav
reasonable prices, and the
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offered wolfram to the Ministry at fair and
offers have been accepted.
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It is regretted that the only method of securing at the
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ame time that this country shall receive a due proportion of Chinese wolfram, and that Hong Kong shall not suffer by diversion of traffic to other ports, would appear to be through co-operation on the part of the
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American authorities which has not yet been secured, although every effort to secure it has been, and will be, made by this Department.
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Copies of the semi-official correspondence referred to
'n paragraph 3 of your letter of the 26th June are enclosed herewith.
A copy of this letter is being sent to the Foreign
office.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Donkeungride
The Under-Secretary of State,
COLONIAL OFFICE,
S.W.1.
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