CO129-553-9 Empire Air Mail Services- participation of Hong Kong in proposed development 11-3-1935 - 21-5-1935 — Page 9

TEL. NO. HOLBORN 3434.

Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to :-

THE SECRETARY,

AIR MINISTRY,

ADASTRAL HOUSE,

KINGSWAY,

LONDON, W.C. 2.

and the following number quoted :--

S.34910/D.D.C.A.

Sir,

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CHEM

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AIR MINISTRY,

LONDON, W.C. 2.

13

May, 1935.

I am directed by the Secretary of State for Air to refer to Colonial Office letter of the 2nd April,

(2) No. 53576/35 regarding the payment by the Hong Kong

Government of an annual subsidy in respect of the Empire Air Mail Scheme.

2.

I am to request you to inform the Secretary of State for the Colonies that Lord Londonderry does not wish to press for the exemption from assessment for Military Contribution of the revenue required in Hong Kong to meet the cost of participation in the scheme and he concurs in the inclusion of the Colony in the scheme on the basis of the subsidy proposed in the Colonial Office letter under reply.

3. Copies of this letter are being sent to the Treasury and the War Office.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

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by the Hong Kong Gout ofan

subsidy in respect of

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the payment

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Ar Ministry

inform

the Sos for

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FURTHER ACTION.

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appears from War Office letter to. 16/ abroad (1) (544 (F.1.) of the 11th of March, of which

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is understood tohoor been forwarded to

the Air Ministry, that the Army Council

are unable to

agree

that the Colonial

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it's liability

Your should be relieved

to pay Defence contribution in respect of

the revenue required to pay this subsidy,

die PCR proposes, subsub to

any

observations

that hord Londonderry may have to make,

that the sum

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£5,000 should be

recognised as the inclusivo demand

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