of

C. O.

3.

pár Costar. 26/2

Mr. Gent. 26.

53548/35. Hong Kong.

Mr. Howard, 27/2

M

Courell

Mr. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

หา

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Suy

Secretary of State.

Sir,

DRAFT. for Conson.

THE UNDER-SECRET RY OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

Downing Street.

Fen

1

$995.

MAR 1935

355

Witte refinence to

I am ete. to acknowledge

the receipt of Foreign Office

(3)

letter No. F 555/60/10 of the 19th

Copy desp. of 14.1.35. (2).

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy (2) and this draft to Board of Trade L.F. and copy (3) and this draft to Hong Kong L.. reference (2).

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Copy to B.2.-5-

to A.

Kong

of February, 1935, regarding the

im etc

export of arms to China, and/to

d/to

transmit to you, to he laid before

Secretary Sir John Simon, a copy of

a despatch from the Governor of

Hong Kong on the same subject o

A

2. It will be observed that

the Hong Kong Government recognizes

the existence of the loop-hole

pointed out by the United States

Government, and are willing to

co-operate with the United States

Government in measures to close

that

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