CO129-474 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [1-4] — Page 151

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January 12th, 1922.

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The Civil Governor of Canton requested the Consul General at that port rather more then a year ago to give the Hongkong authorities permission to release two aeroplan

lanes which had been imported by the Chinese-American Aviation Company a company of ambiguous standing which is said to have been formed by an American named Hugo and had been purchased from the Company by the Canton Government. The Governor stated that the machines would not be used for military purposes.

The matter having been referred to me, I considered that the granting of facilities for the removal of these machines from Hongkong to Canton would be in- consistent with the policy adopted in regard to the importe tion of British aeroplanes into China, and I therefore addressed a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong in which I set out the facts regarding our treatment of the aircraft question and interpretation of the Arms Embargo in relation thereto, and expressed the hope that His Excellency would be able to see his way to refuse the application from the Civil Governor of Canton.

In July of last year the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs at Canton reverted to the matter and His Majesty's Consul-General replied that he regretted his

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