(*2643-150) Wt. 16318-94 15,000 7/38 T.S. 695
53852/38 Hong Kong.
C. O.
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Mr.Rogers
My
28/9.58.
14. Gent 28 The Howard 2919 Mr. Cowell 2
Mr. A. J. Dawe.
Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
S.
Ansd. 42
Secret
Downing Street,
September, 1938.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
3 DRAFTS chum,
(34)
THE SECRETARY,
ADMIRALTY.
Minutes.
(26, as amended)
To you.
(acc. draft)
To BJT
Cacc. draft
FURTHER ACTION.
;
Copy, with enclosures to F.0. .O, A.M.,
Treasury and Bp. ff
acc.
Lyft.
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Sir,
I am etc. to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter No.M.05156/38
of the 22nd September, regarding the
possibility of negotiating with the
Chinese Government for the extension of
the present lease of the New Territories
of Hong Kong.
2. Mr. MacDonald would not
himself regard the matter as being of
such urgent importance as to require
reference to the Committee of Imperial
Defence at the present time, but he
would have no objection to such a
it was gunnally
procedure, if the F-0, ura prepared agreed to be defunkt
agree.
If reference should be made to
the C.I.D., Mr. MacDonald would suggest
that
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