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organised by a prominent Hong Kong firm and the existing state of affairs is liable to cause the sincerity of His Majesty's Government to be called in question. lir. Amery therefore will no doubt agree that it is desirable that the Governor of Hong Kong should be pressed to consider further the possibility of taking proceedings against the firm in the case of the 8.9. Gorgistan; and if he thinks it impossible to take such proceed- ings to report fully the reason for that conclusion.
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In connection with the matter generally, he would suggest that the attention of the Governor be drawn to the possibility of the arrival in Hong Kong of lir. McDermid, a citizen of the United States, whom lenazee employed at Vladivostock to obtain import certificates to be used to cover his smuggling
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9145/25.
Copies of this letter have been sent to the Foreign Office
and India Office.
transactions (see Home Office letter 467572/7 of the 29th August
730m
1924 and Foreign Office letters F.241/20/87 of the 24th January 1924 and F.660/20/87 of the 25th February 1925).
If Mr. McDermid has arrived in Hong Kong his proceedings should be closely watched.
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I am.
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Malcolm Delevingne