( 52/41/1935 ).
Jonied to:-
Noreign office.
iplomatie Mision COB. Coun8.
-Hongkong •
Canton.
Comm.800. E.K. C-in-O
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ttaché sinapore.
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His Majesty's Embassy present their compliments
to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ano, have the honour
to refer to the latter's memorandum of the 9th March
1935, containing the suggestion that sunitions of war
imported on consignment into Hongkong or singapore should
not be allowed to be re-exported to China except on the
proauction of a Central government kuchao and after
resei:t oi a notification from the
ai Chiao Yu, and also
to their preliminary reply of the oth april 1935. His
Majesty's mbassy have no.
mbassy have no the honour to state that in
Aajesty's
the onse of Hongkong, where there is no Chinese
Diplomatic or Consular fficer stationed, His
GOT=resent have instructed His xcellency the Governor
to adopt in connection with shipments of arms to China
procedure suggested by the Chinese Government.
a prodouurenusgoutaa
His xajunty's Government point out, however, that
the position at Singapore is different, for there is a
Chinese Consul-üeneral stationed at that plac, mao Him
Bajesty's Government, seeing no grounds to justify the
shifting to the Governor of the Straits Settlements of the
onus of ascertaining whether a particular transaction is
in order, suggest that huchaos should be endorsed by the
Chinese Consular officer resident there, if necessary
after reference to his superintending Mission or direct to
the “wi Chiao Pu.
British mbassy,
Peiping.
18th September, 1935.
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