74
confidential despatch of the 5th of
February, and you were informed that in
normal times His Majesty's Government
would indeed welcome its establishment
(18)
but that, as long as the present
hostilities continue in the Far East,
permission could not be granted for the
export of completed aircraft from such
in HK
a factory/either to China or Japan.
y/ei
3. The subsequent application
submitted to you on behalf of the proposed
"China Aircraft Company, Limited" was
regarded by His Majesty's Government in
a similar light, and you were so informed
in my secret telegram No. 199 of the 10th
of October. It was, however, explained
to you that if the promoters of such
schemes would be prepared to consider the
establishment of their proposed
enterprises in Burma rather than in
Hong Kong, the same objections would not
need
(112)