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Mr. Clutterbuck 4/ Jr. Becket 4,8

Elly 5/8

Mr.

Mr. E. J. Harding,

30045/1927 Hong Kon

Downing Street,

это

August, 1927

Sir C. Strachey.

Sir J. Shuckburgh,

C. D.

R 8-AUG

Sir G. Grindle.

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Sir C. Davis.

Sir S. Wilson.

5.8.17.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore. at cuck

Lord Lovut.

Mr. Amery.

WM 6.8.27

Comin. v. min.

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE

FOREIGN OFFICE.

To Gov Tel.2.8.

(No.35)

Tel.3.8.

11

(No.36)

L.F. action is in humi.

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Comfortugal

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Copy & Andy.

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IMPORTANT AND CONFIDENTIAL

Sir,

I am, etc., to transmit to you

to be laid before Secretary Sir Austen

Chamberlain, the accompanying copy of

telegraphic correspondence with the

Governor of Hong Kong with reference

to the situation created by the

announcement by the Nanking Government

of its intention to raise the scale

of import duties beyond the limits

authorised by Treaty, as from the

1st of September next, and by the

enforcement as from the 11th of July

of illegal tonnage dues auntunes.

2.

Kungling

As the Province of hulum

burg remains nominally under the

Nanking

control of the huming authorities, an

endeavour will doubtless be made to

The

extend/proposed taxation to Canton,

and

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