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8- SEP 1933
Any further communication
should be
beiress REGL
Secretary of the Admiralty,
London, S.W.1
quoting
.M.02555/33,
L.P.-No. 8.
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Admiralty, S.W.1.
... 7th September, 193 3
sir,
With reference to your letter of the 2nd (3) instant No.13825/33, concerning an application from
two Russian citizens to visit Hong Kong on behalf of
the Soviet Oil Company Union Petroleum Trust, I am
commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, that they concur in his
proposal to request the Governor of Hong Kong to refuse
all facilities to Russian Oil Companies at the present
time, the matter being reconsidered, if necessary,
the present trade negotiations with the Russian
Government have been concluded.
Copies of this letter have been sent to
the Foreign Office, Petroleum Department, Board of
Trade and the War Office.
when
The Under Secretary of State,
COLONIAL OFFICE,
S.W.1.
ר
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
JSBarnes