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FOREIGN PF ICB.

11th January, 1937.

sir,

I foulzo to

ofer to paragraph 8 of my predecessor's

China vla Hong As thezo

despatch No.808 of the and Septeɛter, 1938, regarding the

export of munitions of vel

stated, the export of war material from Hong Kong to Macao is

anly permitted where the cousinees are the

or their acarollted ngonto. furthermore, the exort of arms

mad amnition, not being war material, to sadno is only

permitted in cases where the consignment is covered by an import

permit issued by the competent authorities in that territory.

It will be appreciated that in these eireumstances it is not

possible for the Governor of Hong Kong to take effective steps

to prevent monition of war mronohing chinavi

suggested in the United States Dovamusent's note of the find

July, 1936, of which a copy was onelosed in Your

s

despatch No. 044 of the 83rd July, 1935.

xoellency'a

Should you see n objection, I shall be glad if you

will now reply in the sense of the preceding paragraph to the

enquiry made in the United z

piguonto note reror

His :xeel Leroy

I am, with great truth and respect,

Sir,

Your Excellenay'a obedient Servant,

(For the cerotary of atatol

light Honourable

olr Noneid innoazo

etc.,

etc., Washington.

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(c) G.W. ORDE

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