CO129-523-12 Currency situation 17-2-1930 - 9-7-1930 — Page 39

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12

RECEIVED

20JUN 30

COL OFFICE

of a telegram from the

ORIGINAL

decode

Dated

19 June

1930 Received in the

Dominions

Colonial

Office at

39 21

Gov., Hong Kong

1.39pm.

on

19 Jime.

Decoded

Decyphered

by Ma

No.53. Panic at Shanghai exchange-

has led to serious influx

market

of

Mexican dollars from that pince

into Hong Kong

with

。 I have therefore

unanimous advice of Executive bouncil prohibited from to-day the importation of Mexican dollars in excess of dollars fifty dollars it one time & This has unamimous

support of currency

Committee

Gov.

Both,

h

C. A

Treas

(53)

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