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PARAPHRASE TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong
to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Dated 12th October, 1936,
Received 6.12 a.m. 12th Oct.
1396/2/41.
26.10.96
EN
之
IMMEDIATE.
No.185.
Your telegram No.138 of the 6th October
Commercial treaty. The circular referred to is still in
force but I am informed that it applies only to goods of
certain categories; detaile are not obtainable at short
notice but enquiries are being pursued.
For the same
reason it is difficult to assess effect on Hong Kong
trade but it is believed to be beneficial, since vessels
with such cargo enter this port whereas if transhipment
here entailed loss of national status they might avoid it.
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