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Mr. Wallace

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Mr. Johnston 1911

Mr..

Mr.

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Bryant 12/10/84 Mr. Filebstand 22/0

DRAFT.

R.B. MOBERLY, ESQ.,

TREASURY.

22/10.

M

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

Your Reference........

(82) 1948 file

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy for

22923/12/1A/49.

After issue of letter recirc. to Mr. Kirkness for further action vide my minute of 18/10.

2084 apr (5319)

Dear Moberl

In Dr. Kickness:

signature

(Wallace spitze with you

22-11-49

1. we have already spoken/about

provision on the 1950/51 C. & M.E.S.

Estimates for the two major Hong Kong

items, viz. :-

(a)

interest-free loan towards

construction of Deep Bay

Kirport

(b) grant to University

and I now write to put forward our

proposals.

(a) Airport Loan.

2.

No provision for payments from

H. M. G. 's interest-free loan of up to

£3,000,000 for the construction of the

Deep Bay Airport has yet been made

(vide Bryant's letter of the 18th

January 1949 to Russell Edmunds).

3. You have received copies of our Copy d(13) telegram No. 1523 to Hong Kong and of

cory (14) Hong Kong's telegram No. 1188 in reply to

it (I attach further copies for ease of

reference). Our telegram No. 1523 was

sent after consultation with you.

(below)

4. The Air Ministry estimate of an

an approximate expenditure of £25,000

in 1950/51 (excluding the cost of survey

which

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