CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917 — Page 690

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alcobas

a public document and has only been communicated

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Comporeis

antshrike alecrate

"confidentially to China Association and other"

intenable

codies interested in China trude.

LONG

30%

B. of T.

41361 Hong Kong

Ind

685

Downing Street,

30

August, 1917.

DRAFT.

THE CHAIRMAN,

(41225)

CHINA

ASSOCIATION

MINUTE.

. Finn.

Mr.

Mr. Grindle.

Mr. Lambert.

Mr. Read

-28/8/11

..A.

Sir G. Fiddes.

Steel-Maitland.

Mr. Long.

18-8.

Sir,

am directed by Mr Secretary

Long to acknowledge the receipt of your

letter of the 17th of August, regarding

the financing of Eritish and German trade

in Hong Kong, and to inform you that the

Governor of Hong Kong has been authorised

to publish among other papers bearing on

the subject your letter of the 23rd

November, 1915.

I am, &,,

Waga: G. GRINDLE

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