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Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

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Secretary of State.

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GOVERNOR.

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January, 1939.

Sir,

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I have etc., to

acknowledge the receipt of your

Secret, despatch of the 16th

November, 1938, regarding the

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duties to be charged at the

Kowloon Office of the Chinese

Maritime Customs while the

Japanese Forces, or a local

Chinese Administration set up

and maintained by the Japanese,

are en control of Canton.

2.

I have the honour to

inform you that H.M. Government

are in agreement with the view

expressed

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expressed in your despatch under

reference to the effect that it would not

be expedient, having regard to the Colony's

real interests, to place any obstacle in the

way of the application of the new tariff at

Kowloon in the event of the Canton authorities

demanding that that tariff should be applied.

H.M. Government therefore consider that

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best course in Che event of such a demand

being made would be for the decision as to what

should

action should be taken te be left to the

discretion of the Inspector General of the

Chinese Maritime Customs.

I have,

etc.

(Sgd., MALCOLM MesDONALD

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