CO129-517-2 Correspondence on proposed Chinese and Hong Kong agreements over Customs 13-11-1929 - 28-12-1929 — Page 59

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Any further communication should be

addressed to:-

THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,

at the address given opposite.

The following letter and number should

be quoted:-

C.R.T. 3021/29.

Telegraphic Address: COLASTA, PARL, LONDON.

Telephone No.: 3840 Victoria.

sir,

COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND TREATIES

DEPARTMENT,

BOARD OF TRADE,

GREAT GEORGE STREET,

LONDON, S.W.1.

11th December, 1929.

with referenge to your letter of the 15th November

(2.5746/52/16) transiitin. copy of tele ram from the

British haber of Corriere at Shunghai to the China Assogia'ion

in London on the subject of the proposed arcoment between

China and the "overnment f Tony Kon reltive to

rel tive to the Chinese

Customo administration, I en directed by the Borð of tr: de to

suprest. for the consider tion of .ir. 30:ret ry Henderson, th t

before any reply is acnt to air. Dodwell, it mi:ht be well to

ngaertain that the trenty obliations of lone Kony do not, in

fant, offer any obstacle to the restriction to hinose vessels

of the inland water privileres which are being gonsidered

connection with article 3 of the

& wr.oment.

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I am to rufer in

this gonnection to party raph: 1 n of the Board's letter of

£

the 15th November to the jolonial Gifi:e, copy of which wa

sent to your nep: rtment.

The Under-Jogret TV 01

Joreira Office,

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I have the honour to be,

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Your obećient Serveut,

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