CO129-501-8 General policy in China 30-11-1926 - 30-11-1926 — Page 16

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12 No. 1927

Deept: enclos to F.O. Cette F6818/4638/10

17/9/27 (208 in 300013/27)

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(Hankow Agreement)

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posible

of smuggling)

This is a vigorous and able

defence of the Foreign Office policy in Hankow.

Copy will pres mably go to Hong Kong with the

confidential Fopers, and we can put by.

No.18. While the Foreign Office

agree that tariff autonomy may result in a

large increase in smuggling, they do not

apparently think that this need necessarily be

any embarrassment to the Hong Kong Government,

provided that they are prepared to assist the

Chinese