CO129-556-13 Traffic in arms to China 6-1-1936 - 13-1-1937 — Page 119

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Mr. Carstairs

Mr. Dale 8.5. Mr. Sent

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

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Sir J. Shuckburgh.

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Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

2 DRAFTs for conson

For FO concurrena

Sir,

Downing Street,

May, 1936.

With reference to your

despatch, Confidential (3) of the

3rd April, regarding the control of

the export of arms from Hong Kong

to Macau, I have etc., to state that,

HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

GOVERNOR

while from the Schedule enclosed in

that despatch it appears that this

in 1934+ 1935

traffic not been considerable

was

it is at least possible that the

effect of the stricter control on the

arms traffic through Hong Kong to

China, established last autumn, may

be to divert that part of the traffic

which those measures were intended to

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy draft for con-

currence to F.0. in

accompanying draft.

check, to the port of Macau.

2.

It will thus be seen that

it is necessary to ensure as far as

possible that the effectiveness of

the recent restrictions will not be

prejudiced