22.

на

(*2643—150) Wt. 16318-94 15,000 7/38 T.S. (*3070-150) Wt. 26563-2 20,000 10/38 T.S. 695

695

C. O.

30 "

Mr.

Bickle 2 /1/39.

Mr.

Dale 20.

Mr.

Cowell 21

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

53538/38 Hong Kong.

21

17

Permt. U.S. of S.

Downing Street,

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

31

January, 1939.

Sir,

DRAFT.

HONG KONG

Confidential

Governor.

5.5.0 race No 169

I have etc., to acknowledge

the receipt of your despatch of the

10th December, 1938, Confidential (2)

regarding the arrangement for the

payment of a fixed Military

tribution by the Government of

Contribut

Hong Kong during the five-year

period

1939

1943.

FURTHER ACTION.

2.

As regards the draft ill

which you forwarded to amend the

Defence Contribution Ordinance 1901

I enclose a copy of the Straits

Settlements Contribution to Imperial

Defence Ordinance, and would suggest

that following the precedent in

/

that

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