Annexure 1 to Enclosure No. 1.
CONFIDENTIAL. (2).
2.4
Government House,
Hong Kong.
20th March, 1930.
My Lord,
With reference to Your Lordship's
confidential telegram (unnumbered) of the 11th of
July, 1929, and subsequent correspondence regarding
the proposed transfer of the wireless services of
this Government to Imperial and International
Communications Limitod, I have the honour to inform
Your Lordship that after discussion with Mr. W.J.
Richards, the Company's representative, this proposal
was laid before tho Executive Council on the 6th of
February and it was then agreed that it was desirable
to open negotiations with the Company on the lines
indicated in paragraph 2 of this despatch for the
acquisition by the latter of the Government's fixed-
station service (Service B of Hong Kong telegram of 16th
August, and Colonial Office reply of 23rd September).
It is proposed that the A and C Services i̟.e. ship to
shore, meteorological and broadcasting services, shall
be rotained by Government.
2.
The bases of negotiation approved by the
Executive Council are in outline as follows:-
The Right Honourable
Lord Passfield,
Etc.,
etc.,
etc.
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