CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924 — Page 24

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Way's

53488/24.

HONG KONG.

C. D. R 27 NOV

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Sir,

23

Downing Street,

November, 1964T

- 1 DEC 1924

DRAFT.

mHE U.Š. OF S.,

42808

FOREIGN OFFICE.

MINUTE.

P

Mr. Harman.

Mr. Beckett

Mr.

Sir C, Duvis,

Sir G. Grindle.

Sir H. Read.

Sir J. Jasterton Smith.

Lord Arnold.

Mr. Thohana,

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11.24

3 DEC 1924

Jay (w/out well.

50694 Fr. P.of T. 27 Octr.

53488 Fr. Admiralty 13 "ovr.

Copy B./T. and. Admiralty

L.F.F.

telling cock

With reference to the letter

from this Department of the 7th of

October, I am &c. to transmit to you,

for the information of Mr. Secretary

Chamberlain, copies of letters from the

Board of Trade and the Admiralty on the

W

t

subject of Wireless Telegraphy to cu

sea-going British ships on the China coas

2. The Secretary of State is

disposed to agree with the Governor of

Hong Kong and the Board of Trade that

the question of compulsory wireless

in th

should be

telegraphic legislations)

deferred for the present, and that the

situation should be reviewed at the

end of next year; and since the question

of the nationality of operators will not

become acute unless and until large

numbers

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