sir,
71
3rd November,
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4.02882/334.
With reference to your letter of the 28th September, No. C.R.T.1066/33, I am commanded by My Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the
information of the Board of Trade, that They concur in
the proposal made in your letter of the same date and
reference to the Colonial Office that licences should in
future be issued for the exportation from this country of reasonable quantities of arms, etc., to reputable consignees in Hong Kong "on consignment", subject to a written
assurance being given by the exporters in this country
that they would not be re-exported from Hong Kong to any
destination without the written consent of the Government
of Hong Kong.
I am to enclose for your information a copy of
a letter which has been addressed to the Colonial Office.
Copies of this letter have been sent to the
Colonial Office, Foreign Office, Air Ministry, War Office
and Department of Overseas Trade.
The Assistant Secretary,
Commercial Relations and
Treaties Dept.,
Board of Trade,
S.V. I.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant
S