CO129-542-1 China- traffic in arms 31-10-1932 - 9-2-1934 — Page 94

F 6306/160/10.

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11th October, 1933.

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mir,

With reference to Board of Trade letter C... 1066/33

of the 8th eptember enclosing, for the secretary of state'

ob orvations, a copy of a letter addreamed to the Colonial

Office on the ubject of the export o

ubject of the export o' arm: from this

country to Hong Kong, I am directed by Jeoretery ir John

imon to tate, for the inforamtion of the Board that he

la prepared to concur in the suggestion that licences

for the export on con lenment of reasonable quantities of

arm to reputable con lynces in liong ong should in future

be 1. aued, provided that in each once the prior approval

of this end of the Service Departments bo obtained together

with a quarantee from the exporters in this country that

such arms will not be re-exported from Hong ong to any

de tinetion without the written consent of the government

of the Colony.

The secretary

to the Board of Trade.

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ir,

Your obedient Cervent,

(Sd.) C. W. Orde.