Tel. No.-Whitehall 9400.
Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to:-
The Under-Secretary of State.
The War Office,"
London, S.W.1,
and the following number quoted.
16/Abroad/764 (F.1.)
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LONDON, S.W.1.
22 October, 1938.
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Sir,.
1.
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I am commanded by the Army Council to refer to
* Colonial Office letter $3538/38 of 23rd August last
transmitting a copy of a despatch from the Governor of
Hong Kong regarding the basis for the assessment of the
Hong Kong Military Contribution.
2.
The Council agree that the proposal for a fixed
contribution made by the Governor in his despatch 53538/38
(No.4) of 22nd June, 1938 has many advantages both to the
Colony and to the War Office. They fully appreciate the
representations made by Sir Geoffry Northcote in paragraphs
7 and 8 of his despatch that the present system of assessing
the Contribution may have a deterrent effect on proposals for
social and industrial improvement and so may retard
legitimate development projects in the Colony. The accounting
difficulties instanced in paragraph 9 of the despatch are also
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
London, S.W.1.
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