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TELEGRAM (CondtionsTar de) from the Governor of
Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
11.
Dated 8th April 1940 Received at 10.34 a.m. 8th April.
No. 170.
SECRET.
8. Your
Your telegram No. 91. I now learn
that all four planes are already here. Shipment
from U.S.A. vae made on the receipt of letter from
Civil Superintendent of Aerodrome at Hong Kong stating
in reply to enquiry by Farley's Company that assembly
et Hong Kong and flying away from there if aircraft
consigneá from the U.S.A. to place in China would
constitute in transit handling".
Apparently
Company read this es permission to acsemble here and
emapped abcordingly
Q
I believe that misapprehension on the
part of the Company was bona fide and recommneri di
reconsideration of your decision. C.N.A.C. which
Sporate regular line from Hong Kong to Chungking
would xly thad sway under their flag and merhangs.
Recovershie.