CO129-512-3 Termination of Chinese arms embargo 2-3-1929 - 19-4-1929 — Page 35

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No.

and addre, 1853/120/10

but to-

not to any person by name,

“The Under-Secretary of State,” Foreign Office,

London, S. W. 1.

Sir,

62703

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FOREIGN OFFICE.

S.W.1.

19th April, 1929.

With reference to Colonial Office letter No.

33 62703/29 of the 12th instant regarding the treatment at

Hongkong of consignments of arms and explosives in

transit to China, I am directed by Secretary Sir Austen

Chamberlain to state that, provided it is made clear

that the instructions to the Governor of the Colony

refer only to arms and explosives which can reasonably

be regarded as "in transit"

"in transit", Sir Austen Chamberlain

concurs in the proposed instructions.

2. If these instructions are sent by telegram,

Sir Austen Chamberlain will be glad if the Governor of

Hongkong may be asked to repeat them to His Majesty's

Minister at Peking.

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am,

Sir

Your obedient Servant,

E.Aswim-Cronokin Стосткий