CO129-520-7 Public Utility companies- acquisition by foreign groups 4-12-1929 - 26-1-1930 — Page 10

frankly driven out of business. 10 They would have no locus stand;, ib the Goot passed an ordinance saying that the General Manager & any, the principal offices, of a Britionlo. A carrying on a public utility under.

-tari, ina British colony should be Dritish subjects, ever though every share in the so, was owned by aliens. The limit to which the Goot could go would simply be that of which the to, would tolerate without deciding to wind up & go out of business altogether.

I venture to suggest therefore that before sending off this litth, you might care to experne with the advice of the eyal advisers thequestion whether we could not have to some provi.

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certainly could for future (os. But it might be difficult, from the point of vime of local polities, to do it in the case of existing Cos.

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to introduce Americans into key positions was not likely to be made in this county, but it might be easier in H.K.. You might tus out candidates by refusing them permisosine to land, I fear G.G. but that we be very diffien

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