C. O.
Jameson. 22/5/33. Duncan 22/6/33
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Cowell
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Mr. Parkinson.
Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
And 53.
15702/33.
Hong Kong.
Downing Street,
23 JUN 24
26 June, 1935. 166
Sir,
I am etc. to refer to your
(28)
letter No. F. 3030/160/10 of the
DRAFT.
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE
FOREIGN OFFICE.
11th May and subsequent correspon-
properes
dence regarding the purchase
by
the Canton authorities of arms
and ammunition from
Australian
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B/T. (40)
to A.
3. Kong (
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Army Stores, and to say that;
although the particular transaction
which formed the subject of this
correspondence appears to have
fallen through, he would neverthe-
less be glad to learn the precise
grounds on which Secretary Sir
John Simon holds that the Barcelona
Convention "expressly excludes the
export and import of arms from
the scope of the Convention."
In this connection attention is
drawn