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F.T.D/31/1918-19/Hong Kong
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Downing Street,
January,
1919.
DRAFT.
THE CONTROLLER,
FOREIGN TRADE DEPART-
MENT.
MINUTE.
Mr. Dixon 6./1/19
Mr. Coualle
Mr.
Mr. Grindle.
Mr. Lambert,
Sir H. Read,
Sir G. Fiddes.
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Mr. Hewins.
Mr. Long.
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Sir,
I am directed by Mr. Secretary
Long to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter No.214664/45 of the 31st of December, with regard to the disabilities
imposed on Messrs. John C.Siegfried and Company of San Francisco, in traging with
Hong Kong.
(33583)
2. In your letter No.189476/45 of
the 9th July, you transmitted a copy of
a despatch from His Majesty's Consul
General at New York, enclosing reports on
this firm, and suggesting that the Union
Trading Company of Hong Kong might be
informed of the enemy element in it.
To you. Conf 19 July (1853)
Faft. Tel.
(31/109)
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A copy of this despatch was transmitted
to the Governor of Hong Kong in the
despatch, of which a copy is enclosed.
A copy of Mr. Severn's reply was enclosed
in the letter from this Department of the
10th December. It will be seen from the
latter despatch that as the result of the
communication addressed by the Hong Kong
Government to the Union Trading Company
the Company decided to cease correspon-
dence with the firm. It would seem
probable
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