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Mr Cance
Mr. Parkinson.
Mr. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
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Downing Street,
23 September, 1933.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Sir,
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
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HONGKONG.
CONFIDENTIAL.
GOVERNOR.
FURTHER ACTION.
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With reference to your
confidential despatch of the 17th of May,
regarding the delivery to Canton of three
fighting aeroplanes which were ported
from the U.K. to Hongkong, I have etc.
to inform you that the Board of Trade, who
xx have been consulted in the matter,
state that no licence would be required
for the exportation from this country of
the aeroplanes themselves, but that a
licence would be required for the
armament with which they were fitted.
add
The Board state that a careful examination
of the records has failed to disclose any
trace of the issue of a licence for the
armament in question, but that it is
possible that when the aeroplanes were
shipped, the fact that they were fitted
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