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Mr. Clark.
4/2/36.
Mr.
free 6/2
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53705/35 Hong Kong
Duncan 11/2/36. 852my miste of 24/1/36.11.0.
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me gent
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
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2 DRAFT, 55
S.
Circulas
Sir,
Downing Street,
7
19 February, 1936.
to reper
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may
I have etc. to transmit to
deap dih
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the 7th Dec, 1935, and
HONG KONG.
NO.
GOVERNOR.
Fr. Netherlands Minister
25.11.35.
enc. to (1)
?D
you a copy of a note from the
Netherlands Minister in which
representations are made regarding the
inadequacy of the penalties imposed
by the Hong Kong law on the possession
of counterfeit foreign currency.
2.
Mu view ig that
4
Hoy Kimy
the law
bring
to which my Cucular dispakk n the 7th ņ December
1935
2 Drafts.
FURTHER ACTION.
Copy to F.O. L.F.
firs
bony boto
is amended so as to it in line
with the law of the United Kingdom,
there will to stringent pecualteens for
for freifu
the offence of possessing counterfeit
the same,
foreign coin with intent to utter/wil
but then will, of comore, In no prualties
be severcły punished on the same
disqueteccatopen for the meme custody
scale as a similar offenee againot
n
possession opsuch coin withat Causel
Búition currency • This would seem to authnit, a rxcuse. Histhaught, hourne, that the proppal awadront / meet the purpose of the
Netherlands