CO129-551-9 Acquisition of land for Air Ministry at Kai Tak 17-2-1936 - 9-1-1937 — Page 30

no bearing on the terms on which land may be

transferred to the Air Force for their

exclusive use and for development at their

own expense.

I suggest that Mr Gent should represent

C.C. and furnish any further information that

for the discussion as to the

may be possible

division of the expenditure incurred by the

Hong Kong Govt. at Kại Tak. For the general

discussion of the terms on which land is in

future to be transferred to the Air Force,

it might be desirable for Mr Howard also to

attend, since any decisions may be regarded

as precedents in other Colonies.

Sir J. Shuckburgh to see with the draft

of a memorandum on the general question.

9.1.37

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submit

A

now

revised draft

the

of the Memorandur

genual sauction of the terms of

pression of land in

HK fr

the purposes of

the An Nimity

This shi

so it

if horseth, today

to the Treasury

under lover of the

5-0

eft her with

Mrent.

M Grey has just telephoned

to was to smy

that the meeting

the gunsiaal (mation wall boat

11.30: 9

at 11.0 mwhhy

to have a back woul Kaitak

Gent

11-1

8241111/37

at once

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