CO129-555-17 Smuggling of counterfeit coins made in China 5-12-1935 - 19-2-1936 — Page 14

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C. O.

Mr. Clark.

4/2/36.

Mr.

free 6/2

Mr.

53705/35 Hong Kong

Duncan 11/2/36. 852my miste of 24/1/36.11.0.

S44 G. Parkinson.

me gent

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

1036

2 DRAFT, 55

S.

Circulas

Sir,

Downing Street,

7

19 February, 1936.

to reper

6

may

I have etc. to transmit to

deap dih

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the 7th Dec, 1935, and

HONG KONG.

NO.

GOVERNOR.

Fr. Netherlands Minister

25.11.35.

enc. to (1)

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you a copy of a note from the

Netherlands Minister in which

representations are made regarding the

inadequacy of the penalties imposed

by the Hong Kong law on the possession

of counterfeit foreign currency.

2.

Mu view ig that

4

Hoy Kimy

the law

bring

to which my Cucular dispakk n the 7th ņ December

1935

2 Drafts.

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to F.O. L.F.

firs

bony boto

is amended so as to it in line

with the law of the United Kingdom,

there will to stringent pecualteens for

for freifu

the offence of possessing counterfeit

the same,

foreign coin with intent to utter/wil

but then will, of comore, In no prualties

be severcły punished on the same

disqueteccatopen for the meme custody

scale as a similar offenee againot

n

possession opsuch coin withat Causel

Búition currency • This would seem to authnit, a rxcuse. Histhaught, hourne, that the proppal awadront / meet the purpose of the

Netherlands