CO129-538-6 Naval Armament Depot- correspondence 19-6-1931 - 31-3-1933 — Page 6

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Iss. M. Calon l discussed this.

/t.D.

Draft herewith to lar Office, butI fear

that the Hong Kong Government case is not as strong

as it appears. There is probably no agreement

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with the Admiralty except the letters in 7277.

and it will be noted from No. 6 and No. 7 on that

file that the $2,000,000 was offered to, and accepted

by, the Admiralty "in consideration of the evacuation

of the Arsenal Yard and Kellet Island Magazines".

The Admiralty are evacuating these areas, but the

Arsenal Yard is Colonial military land, and the

will

certainly maintain that the

Hong Kong Government is bound to allow the aerial

ropeway to remain in its existing position so long

as the ropeway is required for military purposes,

and that, if there is to be any diversion,

War Office

Hong Kong Government must pay the cost.

the

The

Government should, of course, have cleared up this

question of the ropeway before agreeing to pay

$2000,000 to the Admiralty.

J. A. Calder

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early dati.

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Lend Gov. H!C, copy of (2) (5) (6) (7)

and (8) LF secret for infor refer. (1). Walder.

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