CO129-553-5 Japanese activities in Macao and Canton 31-1-1935 - 22-11-1935 — Page 46

53560/35. Secret. Hong Kong.

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hit

C. O.

Mr. Bickle.

Mr.

Mr.

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir G. Bottomley.

21/10 + stored

Sir J. Shuckburgh

Permt. U.S. of S.

(72)

Parly. U.S. of S.

Sir,

Downing Street.:

85

26 October, 1935

24

With reference to the

correspondence ending with your letter of

the 27th of August, F.3906/727/10 on the

Secretary of State.

subject of the Macao Waterworks, I am

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

Desp. fr.0.A.G.Hong Kong. 13.9.35.

(74)

2 DRAFTS.

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy with enclosures to W.O.,Admiralty, D.0.T. and B.T. Lff.

etc. to transmit to you to be laid before

/

Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare a copy of a

despatch from the Officer Administering

the Government of Hong Kong reporting

for the sumply of wakes to Macao that a concessionary contract/has been

granted

given to a Portuguese Company operated

and owned by the Macao Waterworks Company

the Allacow Wales wit's Limited, and stating that this Company

is owned by the Hong Kong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation and the Macao Electric

Lighting Company Limited in the propor-

tions of four-fifths and one-fifth

respectively.

2. The Secretary of State would

be glad to be

what

of the reply

informed in due course

should be returned

to