CO129-552-6 Traffic of arms to China 2-1-1935 - 27-12-1935 — Page 260

C. O.

Mr. Costar

28.5.35

s19+7

see8]

53548/35/Hong Kong

256

68 Fo

୪

1

Mr. Gent 285.35

Mr.

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

Downing Street,

29 May, 1935.

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE

FOREIGN OFFICE.

Copy to B.?.- 72 bony to A. Kong. (24)

FURTHER ACTION.

Pand

Copy 67 and this draft

to H.K. conf. L.F.

Ref.57

Copy

draft K B.T..

(2)

(0%)

Sir,

I am etc. to acknowledge

receipt of Foreign Office letter

No.F.2890/60/10 of the 17th May, 1935,

regarding the export of arms to China

staté wat he

via Hong Kong, and to/observes that

~

the proposal made by the Governor of

Hong Kong in his confidential despatch

of the 14th January, 1935, was that

the practice whereby copies of

licences permitting the export of

from Creat Britain arms/to arms/to China issued by the Board of

Prado are forwarded to the Governor

of Hong Kong in erder

to enable him ta prabity tim

Hong Kong Government to check the

destination of arms passing through

the

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