CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933 — Page 127

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GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON, E.C.1.

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11 Jul

REOEIVED 12 JUL 1932

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Dear Vernon,

COL. OFFIC

I have received your letters of the 7th and 8th July

enclosing correspondence and a draft telegram on the

subject of proposed agreements as to wireless at Hong Kong.

In this Office we have not, I think, seen the draft

I gather however that there is

supplementary agreement.

no prospect that this agreement can be concluded in its

present form.

Moreover in view of the terms of the telegram from

Hong Kong of the 7th July, it seems doubtful whether the

arrangement suggested in your draft telegram for a fresh

form of supplementary agreement would be acceptable to

the local authorities.

The position has become extremely difficult. Possibly

the best arrangement would be to see the Company's repre-

sentative again; to inform him of the contents of the

telegram of the 7th July; and to ask his views on the

0.A.G's proposals.

The Company will no doubt object

strongly