CO129-541-12 Application by Soviet Oil Company Union Petroleum Trust for permission to erect an oil tank... 14-11-1932 - 28-3-1933 — Page 41

PETROLEUM DEPARTMENT,

(MINES DEPARTMENT,)

741

DEAN STANLEY STREET,

HR

2

MILLBANK,

WESTMINSTER, London, S.W.1.

22nd November, 1932.

Sir,

4.

With reference to your letter, 92719/32, of the 17th

November, transmitting a copy of a telegram from the

Coly eff

Officer administering the government of Hong Kong regarding

the application of the Soviet Oil Trust for a site on

Government land for the erection of an oil tank installation,

I am directed by the Secretary for Mines to state that the

British Company which would be mainly affected if the Soviet

Oil Trust is allowed to establish itself in Hong Kong is the

Asiatic Petroleum Company (South China) Limited, an

important member of the Royal Dutch-Shell Group. The only

other considerable British Company that might be affected is

William Cory and Son, who have an oil bunker station there

in conjunction with the Standard Oil Company of New York

for the supply of fuel oil and Diesel oil. The Anglo-Persian

Oil Company is not concerned as they do not market oil east

of India and Ceylon.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

Downing Street, S.W. 1.