CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933 — Page 51

92640/1932.

35

Downing Street,

16 February, 1933.

Dear Preece,

Thank you for your letter of the 7th

instant with extract from a personal letter from

King at Hong Kong.

I feel a considerable amount of

sympathy with ing in the matter, and quite

understand his dissatisfaction.

It is, however,

really a question of extraordinary difficulty.

We are committed to a general policy of not going into commercial competition with the Company and the present disposition of the Company is to say "tell us exactly what sireless services

Hong kong really wants and we will make you an

offer for providing them."

The question is

SIR ARTHUR PREECE.

receiving

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