DRAFT TELEGRAM
GOVERNOR
HONG KON
For bane Issue
Mh. Costan
M. Cowell
No. 133
Confidential.
ago 1041
2018
C. D. 21 AUG
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My despatch of 3rd July Confidential
Your telegram No.171 Confidential.
United States Government are prepared
to adhere provisionally to procedure
suggested in your despatch of 14th
January Confidential.
Foreign office
are informing His Majesty's representa-
tives in Paris Rome Tokyo Madrid
Warsaw Oslo Stockholm. Copenhagen and
Prague that in future Hong Kong
Government will require as evidence
that arms consignment is entitled to
in transit status production of copy of
export licence. Telegraph whether you
see any objection to fixing ist October
November as date for entry into force
of new procedure. In case of Belgium
and Switzerland in transit facilities
should only be afforded upon production
of