CO129-555-3 Proposed transfer of lands near Kai Tak to the War Department 22-8-1935 - 16-1-1936 — Page 13

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Mr. Howard 6.11

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Mr. Gent 7.11

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh

Permt. U.S. of S.

S.

53654/35 Hong Kong.

313

Downing Street,

November, 1935.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

(1)

DRAFT. see minutes.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF

STATE.

WAR OFFICE.

(Copy of (2) with orig.

encl.)

bokay to H. Kong (41)

2

sir,

I am, etc. to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter 119/Abd/2166

from which (Q.M.G.F.B.) of the 22nd August, and te

it is noted

state that he notes that the Army

Council hope shortly to be in a position (for a solution of the problem which ärives to formulate proposals regarding

when the War Dep. vacate

buildings erected at the expense of their

expense

War Department on Colonial Military

Lands.

FURTHER ACTION.

(1) Copy of letter

only and of (1) to 0.A.G. H.K. lf. conf.

(2) Copy this letter

*

and encl., and (1), and No! in 13734/33 to

Treas. lf. infon.

(3) Pul copies th

5217/3/35 11/ves

32014/55 5. Leave

2. I am forther to enclose, to

be laid before the Army Council, a copy

of a despatch from the 0.A.G. of Hong

Kong, on the subject of the permanent

accommodation for British troops in

Hong Kong.

3. If the Army Council concur,

Mr. MacDonald is prepared to approve

in