CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930 — Page 44

72751A/30.

4043

Downing Street,

6 October, 1939.

Dear Orde,

Robinson has shown to me your letter to him

of the 26th of September (F 4699/37/10) about the

Hong Kong-China Customs Agreement negotiations.

We see from Lampson's telegram No.543 of the

27th August that he does not share the Foreign Office

anxiety about the consequences if Hong Kong fails to

come to an immediate agreement with the Chinese Maritime

Customs and that he does not see any reason "aby suon

failure should lead to an agitation for the recovery

of the leased territories, which will probably ensue,

it comes at all, irrespective of the customs question"

We feal too that it is important to remember

that our tenure of Kowllon (see line 10 of your letter

to Robinson) is no less secure than our tenure of the

i豐

C.T. OFDE, ESQ.

island