CO129-497 - Public Offices - 1926 — Page 392

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(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITATIC MAJ'STI'S GOVERNMENT).

SECRET.

0.0.0. No. 195.

COPY 10.

20

+

CH: G.

Bellez

vente,ditena als ME

vangi laura-

oft vypniwonafoe på tuoni

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19a na vit shin:

COMMITTEE OFJ IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

OVEENSHA DETKICE CONITTEE.

HONG LONG DEFENCE OF.

SITE FOR AN AERODROME AND FORMATION OF A LOCAL POLICE

AIR UNI4.

(Roforonce 0.0.0. 971at inutos, Item (1) and 0.0.0.Paper No. 184).

(Note by the Secretary)

With roforenco to 0.0.0. Komorandum No. 517-H

(Draft), circulated for approval on 11th August, 1926,

the Chairman on reconsideration considerod that the opinion

of the Foreign Office as to whether the purchase of the

site was an infringemont of Article 19 of the Washington

Treaty should be obtained before the recommendations of tho

Committee were submitted to tho Committee of Imperial

Defence.

2. The opinion of the Foreign Office has boon received,

and in consoquence the whole of pago 2 of the draft has been

rovigod.

3. A revised draft is attached for consideration at

the looting on Friday the 29th inst.

4. A roservation by the Treasury reprenentative is also

included in the draft Honorandum,

(sa) G.. Hacroady.

metros |

jo et alvina

2, Whitehall Gardone,

5.7.1.

20th gotober, 1926.

Socrotary, OVERSEA DEFENCE COMMITTE",