CO129-514-4 Repayment of excess military contributions advanced by Hong Kong 9-1-1929 - 10-1-1930 — Page 68

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Mr. Caine 19 Mr. Becke

Mr.

Mr. Bottomley.

Sir E. Harding.

Sir J. Shuckburgh

Sir G. Grindle.

Sir C. Davis.

Sir S. Wilson.

Jeto

s.o. for Sir G. Grindle's

si nature.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

Lord Lovat.

Mr. Amery.

DRAFT.

J. B. CROSLAND, ESQ..CB.

w.o.

62761/29. H.K.

4

67

Downing Street,

23

January, 1929.

My dear Crosland,

Your letter of the

(2)

15th of January about the

repayment of the Military

5 dfts.

Contribution overpaid by

Hong Kong in 1917-18 and 1918-19.

We are replying officially

agreeing to your proposal subject

to verification of the figures

by Hong Kong.

As requested I am writing

to Sir Cecil Clementi put ting

forward your suggestion that if

it should hereafter be decided to

build