CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932 — Page 57

Telephone:

LONDON WALL 3240.

GM (C)

REC

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Imperial and International

Communications Limited,

Electra House Moorgate

London 8.0.2

1st March

March 19 3.2.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

Sir,

S.W.1.

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COAG

•

We beg toacknowledge the receipt of your

letter of the 29th February reference 82765/31, inform-

ing us that the Crown Agents for the Colonies have booked

passages for Hong Kong for Messrs. Madgwick, Wood and

Jeffery by the vessel sailing on the 4th March.

2.

We note that the Hong Kong Government will

assume responsibility for the salaries of the officers

concerned as from the date of their embarkation for

We confirm that it is the practice

Hong Kong.

of this Company to pay full salary to its employees

for the period of the voyage.

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We are pleased to note also that you accept

the arrangement suggested by us under which these

officers should continue to receive their salary and

emoluments from the Company during the period for which

they are lent to the Government of Hong Kong, and we

will arrange for our Manager in Hong Kong to render a

monthly account to the Government for the payments to

be recovered from the Government.

We are, Sir,

bed:

Your obedient Servants

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