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The Hong Kong Government appears to
be able to prevent a foreign corporation holding
land in the Colony. (It is not absolutely clear
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power extends to land which is freehold, but
I think we can assume either that it does, or
that there is no freehold land available which
would be suitable for an oil installation).
The Governor is satisfied that it would be
difficult to control an agency established by the Soviet Oil Company itself, and is prepared to refuse permission to such an agency to hold land in the Colony.
The Hong Kong Government has no power
to prevent the sub-lease of Crown lands to
local agents acting on behalf of the Soviet Oil
Company, and the Governor would not be disposed
to place obstacles in the way of such an agency
so acting.
This is not a matter regarding which
it would seem to be desirable to suggest the
introduction of special restrictive legislation
in Hong Kong, which could only be regarded as
discriminatory.
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I think we might reply by telegram
authorising the Governor to withhold permission.
for the sub-letting of Crown lands to the Soviet
Oil Company, or to refuse permission to the Soviet
Oil Company to hold land in the Colony. Continue
that special measures to prevent the acquisition
of land by, or the operations of, any local agents
acting on behalf of the Soviet Oil Company would
not appear to be desirable, and, as there is at
present no power to prevent the acquisition of
land, or operations, of such agents, the Secretary
of State agrees that no obstacles should be placed
in the way of any such agents so acting, provided that due precautions are taken against any attempts of propaganda or espionage.
I suggest the preparation of a draft
telegram on the above lines for circulation to
the Board of Trade, Admiralty, War Office, Foreign Office and Petroleum Department, with copies of
(42), asking whether they concur.
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