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Any communications on the subject of this letter should
be addressed to:-
THE SECRETARY,
AIR MINISTRY,
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LONDON, W.C.2.
and
the following number
SECRE T.
uoted :-
2. August
S.45587/S.6.
July, 1938.
Sir,
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With reference to Colonial Office letter No. 53853/38
of the 14th July, 1938, I am commanded by the Air Council to
acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, that they concur in the proposal to hold an inter-
departmental meeting to consider the possibility of negotiating
with the Chinese Government for the sale to the British
Government of the New Territories of Hong Kong or for an
extension of the present lease.
2.
A copy of this letter is being sent to the Foreign
Office, Admiralty and War Office.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
CHEMA
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
Whitehall
S. W. 1.
NATIONAL
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Charles Eraus,