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Dear Beli
PU-CIGE OP?TCB, 5.7.1.
17th January, 1929.
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Yu
Ian writin to you in regard to a conversation
which you had in karen last with Strang of our fa
castern Desartment about the alleged discrimination
axercised by the Hong Kone Gaverinent against United
tates interests (a) by their refusal to issue licences
to nly for hire to motor-onnituses at other than Aritish
manufacture and (b) by refusing advances from the Hong
Kong Trade Loon fund to flrse Thone 970perties wens
insured with other than British companies.
Aa recards (a) I am afraid correspondence with
Hong Kong is a very protracted busine are ntill
an
unable to give you any definite infomation though I
hope we may be in a position to do so before vary Long.
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AB re:ards (b) it does not appear on
investigation that the United States Insurance Companion
Yvalid cause for complaint.
No objection wa
taken to Vuited States policies in the first instanee or
*.L. Belin, Beg.