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as Director of the Services, and that any representations

that he thought should be made, should be put through

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the ordinary channels for the sale of Crown land.

further added that personally I could see no reason why

this land on the reclamation of which the Hong Kong

Government had spent a good deal of money, should be

sold below the ordinary market value, but that this was

purely a personal opinion.

3. On leaving this Conference I was requested to

call on Colonel F.C.Shelmerdine, Director of Civil

Aviation, which I did, and had a conversation with him

on the possibilities and difficulties that were being

encountered in establishing an air route connecting

up Hong Kong with Rangoon for passengers and mails.

Unfortunately, Colonel Shelmerdine will be absent from

London next week on a visit to Rome. His place, however,

will be taken by Mr. Bertram, Deputy Director for Civil

Aviation, who has kindly arranged for me to meet the

following on Thursday next: -

(1).

The Secretary to the Society of British

Aircraft Constructors (Captain Gillman)

(2).

The Directors and General Manager of

Imperial Airways.

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