CO129-542-1 China- traffic in arms 31-10-1932 - 9-2-1934 — Page 110

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Mr Cance

Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

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Downing Street,

23 September, 1933.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Sir,

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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HONGKONG.

CONFIDENTIAL.

GOVERNOR.

FURTHER ACTION.

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With reference to your

confidential despatch of the 17th of May,

regarding the delivery to Canton of three

fighting aeroplanes which were ported

from the U.K. to Hongkong, I have etc.

to inform you that the Board of Trade, who

xx have been consulted in the matter,

state that no licence would be required

for the exportation from this country of

the aeroplanes themselves, but that a

licence would be required for the

armament with which they were fitted.

add

The Board state that a careful examination

of the records has failed to disclose any

trace of the issue of a licence for the

armament in question, but that it is

possible that when the aeroplanes were

shipped, the fact that they were fitted

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