4282—150) Wt. 38815-61
4282
10,000 12/39 T.S. 695
(5444-150) Wt. 45767-68 30,000 2/40 T.S. 695
53846/40 Hong Kong.
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Mr.
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Sir A. Burns.
Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.
Mr. C. J. Jeffries.
Mr. A. J. Dawe.
Sir J. Shuckburgh. Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
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SECRET.
GOVERNOR.
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I have etc. to refer to
Our telegram No. 170, Secret, of
the 8th April regarding the
request of the Inter-Continent
Corporation for permission to
assemble four aircraft in Hong
Kong for delivery to the Chinese
Government and to confirm my
)
telegram No. 187 of the 27th April
informing you that it is regretted
that it is not possible in
present circumstances to vary the
decision communicated to you in
my telegram No. 91 of the
8th March that permission should
not be given for the export to
China in an assembled condition
of the four aeroplanes in question.
2. I enclose for your
information copies of letters
on the suby it-
from the Foreign Office and the
Air Ministry to whom reference was
made