CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916 — Page 804

C. D. 1500

15/12/16

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Communications on this subject

Bould be addressed to

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

COLONIAL OFFICE,

and the following

Number quoted.

LONDON, S.W.,

J. P. Garnett 155

15/17. Dir

Ind

Gentlemen,

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803

Downing Street.

18 Dec.

1916

I am directed by M. Secretary Boner Las to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the /2′′

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I'm addressed to the Trade Department 13F- quiring whather there is any objection to your

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man payment to hissu Wai mes Hong of Hougtong from the funds of hesser Gordon Ferreira & Co ( in liquidation) and to exfiain that the Trading with the knemy ItenK- 10

of Powers) Act does not apply to trading conducted by firms in this country with firms in the Colonies and Protectorates.

2. Enemy firms in Colonies not possessing r68- ponsible Government and Protectorates have in panoral be. : liquidated, and there is no objection to trading with firms who are still permitted to carry on business in those Colonies and in Protectorates.

I am.

Gentlemen,

Your obedient Servant, ("igned) G. GRINDLE