G/Hong Kong 7140
53726/36
RECEIVE
15 FEB 1036 0.0. ALGE
Mr. F.J.Howard, General Department, Colonial Office.
Confidential
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With reference to our telephone conversation
this afternoon regarding the four Thompson sub-machine
guns on order for the Police Department, Hong Kong we
have, as requested, arranged with Messrs. Civil Protection
Ltd to telegraph to the suppliers, Federal Laboratories
Incorporated, to suspend shipment pending further
instructions.
You will no doubt let us know in due course
what further action is to be taken in the matter and
whether it is desired that we should ascertain on what
terms the order could be cancelled.
P.JE lluit.
Stores Department, Crown Agents' office. 14th February, 1936.
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53726/36.
PARAPIIRAS ` TLGR.' from the Secretary of State for
the "olonies to the Governor of Hong Kong.
:: t 4.0 0.3. 15th February, 1936.
tent.
Inkerstand fro. the Crown Agents for the
lonies that order har boen placed, with firm in the
nited States for shipment of four sub machine guns at
cost of approximately 150 for Police Force in Hong
Kong.
The question of the adoption of more humane
methods for the control of nobs has been under
consideration and you will receive circular despatch
about 20th arch on this subject.
Please furnish me with further information
as to the need for these guns as soon as possible,
pending the receipt of which I have requested the Crown
Agents to hold up the shipment. If in the light of
information above you consider that order should be
cancelled I will ascertain on what terms it can be
effected.
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Far Eastern Department,
COLONIAL OFFICE.
RECEIVEL
110 FEB 1936
REGY
I enclose for your information a copy
of a letter which we have addressed to the Foreign
Office, asking that a request may be made by the
British Embassy in Washington for the issue of a
licence to Messrs. Federal Laboratories
Incorporated to export four Thompson Submachine
guns required by the Police Department of
Hong Kong.
Xall ills
Stores Department,
7. 2. 36.
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IMMEDIATE.
Sir,