CO129-514-7 Alleged discrimination against U.S. interests in Hong Kong 17-1-1929 - 7-12-1929 — Page 7

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A.

valid. If the police preference for Britisho buses is based on decanical and not only ons sentimental grounds a solution might be to issue regulations

stretly defining the specification of buses which may ply for hire

this specification to follow British

standards

This of course depends on

(this

whether the Ford is typical of U.S. competing standards)

? Send coke (10) e end by comf

desk to HK. ref 6. asking for

his obsons.

Say that Sos.

is not frebaved to consider

the suggestion that a tariff. ald be imposed on the

importation of foreign en stor can.

Ask if the police requirements

would be met, while at the

2

same time safeguarding the

market for British, banufactures, by the mugg? at A above.

Copy this cleap only

to Fo of 10,

raying that tariff is out of

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