Aned.
(F 7809/7/10)
FOREIGN OFFICE S.W.1.
1st January, 1937.
RECEIVED
- 2 JAN 1937
C.
37
40
Dear Canstars,
May I answer thus your official letter No.53548/36
of the 17th December about the export of arms from Hong
Kong to Macao?
You will have noticed that in paragraph 3 of our
despatch to Washington No. 808 of the 2nd September,
1935, of which a copy was sent to you under cover of
Foreign Office letter No. F 5538/60/10 of the same date,
113/1535491/39035
we informed the Ambassador that exports of war material
would only be permitted to the Government of Macao or
We were assuming,
their accredited representatives.
In
I am afraid with insufficient justification, that the
practice of the Colonial Governments in this respect
was assimilated to that of the home government.
the circumstances we think that it would be best to
take advantage of your offer to instruct the government
to/
C.Y.Carstairs, Esq.