(*3950-150) Wt. 46262-29
30.000 3/39 T.S. 695
HONG KONG.
53611/39.
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Mr. Gent,
Mr.
Mr.
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Mr. A. J. Dawe
Sir H. Moore.
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Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
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Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
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DRAFT.
20. Ans d. 26
21. and.37
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Downing Street,
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8 August, 1939.
Sir,
I am etc., to transmit to
you, for the consideration of
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1.
Viscount Halifax,
2.
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the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury,
1. THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
FOREIGN OFFICE.
2. THE SECRETARY,
TREASURY.
No 2
a copy of a despatch from the
(No22.) Governor of Hong Kong, together with
Prute Report enclosed in 2
FURTHER ACTION.
GENT TO ACCOUNT 3 DEPARTMENT.
a copy of the report of a Committee
on the development of Hong Kong
is the subsectol ch/the
University to which the despatch
should be furnished.
2.
The University was founded
in 1911 at a time when it was
confidently expected that the
institution would fulfil a valuable
The benefit
Briti
service to British relations with
China