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 90

No. CONFIDENTIAL.

Sir,

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG, 13th November, 1931.

With reference to Mr. J. H. Thomas' confidential

despatch of the 10th of September, 1931, regarding the draft Articles of Agreement between the Hong Kong Government and Imperial and International Communications

Limited, I have the honour to offer the following

observations upon the points raised in that and in Lord 34 Passfield's confidential despatch of the 25th of August,

1931:-

2.

Article 1.

I agree that this Article should be amended in

order to allow the Company to carry on radio telephonic communication with ships at sea subject to the conditions set out in the Colonial Office letter to the Company of the 10th of August, 1931.

3.

Article 2 (c).

I consider that the item '(c) broadcasting

services' should be retained in this Article but that the term should be more clearly limited or defined by the

addition of some such words as "for which no direct payment

is made".

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

4.

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