CO129-550-3 Empire Air Mail Services- cost of participation to be exempted from assessment for military contributions... 19-10-1934 - 17-1-1935 — Page 17

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Mr.

Bader 9/1

Mr. Pent 10

Mr.

Cowell 11

Ausd Anapon 353576/35

Mr. Parkinson. Mr Vernon 12/

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

X

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

14/1/35

C.O.

R15 JAN

7

10/0

33861/34 Hong Kong

Downing Street

17 Franary 1985

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE

WAR OFFICE+

sir,

I am etc. to refer to

correspondence terminating in a

letter from this Department No.

(18) on

92621/32.

92622/32 of the 7th March, 1933, on the

subject of the assessment of Hong

Kong Military Contribution, and to

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to Treasury

•A (M/LIED

inform you that the Government of

Hong Kong, in common with the

Governments of the other territories

affected, has been asked to pay an

annual subsidy towards the cost of

Empire

g/Air

a scheme for developing existing/Air

Mail Services.

The Governor has expressed his

Tut H.K shi willingness to/participate in the

scheme provided the revenue required

to