CO129-557-2 British Empire and China Trade Fair 4-3-1936 - 24-6-1936 — Page 3

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In October last Sir F. Goodenough

wrote to Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, enclosing a copy

of the same letter from Sir T. Southorn as that

enclosed in his present letter of March 4th.

Mr. MacDonald considered that little useful

himself

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purpose would be served by giving an interview

to Mrs. Thompson, and she was put in touch with

the Department of Overseas Trade. It appears

that commercial firms in this country are as

little interested in the proposed Fair as those

in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong

is

To be the

venue of the proposed Fair,

but the object of the enterpree

is

the promotion of British Trade with China (in addition

of couse to the promotion of the

business of the

Burean which

new pu

publicity

My Thompson o

her husband have started in Hong Kong).

We do not know

encouragement

What

Mrs Thompson

has received from the Dept of Overseas Trade, who are primarily,

I bow the East side. Sient.