CO129-551-9 Acquisition of land for Air Ministry at Kai Tak 17-2-1936 - 9-1-1937 — Page 37

C. O.

Mr. Rogers.

2 /12/36.

Mr. Gent. 2/12

Mr. Cowell. Zi

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

53514/36. Hong Kong.

2137

Downing Street.

December

3 November, 1936.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

THE SECRETARY,

TREASURY.

Memorandum A only.

Sir,

With reference to semi-official

correspondence about the extension of

the Kai Tak Aerodrome, Hong Kong,

(reference Mr. Bridges' letter of the

Copy of memo. to A.

TO ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT.

(28

The I ord for the Col?, is prepared to consider

any mofosul

in stue couli

interdespontinental

discussion of the

FURTHER ACTION.

of memo

Copy to he

An Riggity

Mse

of

th of November, S.32267/2), I am etc.

transmit to you, to be laid before

the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury,

copy of a memorandum on the subject_

Such has been prepared in This Dept,

2.

In view of the financial

mstances of Hong Kong, Mr. Ormsby,

Gore considers that any discussion of the

general terms on which land in that

Flous Hany

made available for the

Delony is to be placed at the disposal-o£

Ent he considers that

the R.A.F., should be deferred-until the

particular question is-Bettled of a

from U.K. Funds

Air Ministryle contribution/to the cost

of