CO129-557-6 Tenure of lands held by War Department 16-1-1936 - 25-1-1937 — Page 18

C. O.

Mr.

Mr.

Bickle (6/1/37

+

Mr.

Sir C. Parkinson.

53654/36 Hong Kong

Sir,

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18

Downing Street,

25

January, 1937.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

(8)

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

WAR OFFICE.

With reference to your letter

of the 2nd of May, 1936, 119/Abroad/1245

(L.B.), on the subject of the regularisa

tion of the military tenure of certain

plots of land in Victoria Cantonment,

Hong Kong, I am etc., to request you to

inform the Army Council that a despatch

has been received from the Governor of

there appears to

the Colony stating that as no immediate

"

prospect of a settlement of this matter

że seen, he proposes to leave the

questions open for argument on the

occasion of any future transaction

а which would render the settlement

FURTHER ACTION.

necessary.

I am, etc.,

(Siaved) M. R. COWELL