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Mr. Carstairs
Mr. Dale 8.5. Mr. Sent
Sir C. Parkinson.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
7/5/36
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
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Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
2 DRAFTs for conson
For FO concurrena
Sir,
Downing Street,
May, 1936.
With reference to your
despatch, Confidential (3) of the
3rd April, regarding the control of
the export of arms from Hong Kong
to Macau, I have etc., to state that,
HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
GOVERNOR
while from the Schedule enclosed in
that despatch it appears that this
in 1934+ 1935
traffic not been considerable
was
it is at least possible that the
effect of the stricter control on the
arms traffic through Hong Kong to
China, established last autumn, may
be to divert that part of the traffic
which those measures were intended to
FURTHER ACTION.
Copy draft for con-
currence to F.0. in
accompanying draft.
check, to the port of Macau.
2.
It will thus be seen that
it is necessary to ensure as far as
possible that the effectiveness of
the recent restrictions will not be
prejudiced