CO129-558-11 Mission of Sir F. Leith-Ross to China- proposals for a Hong Kong - China customs... 29-9-1936 - 30-12-1936 — Page 56

SECRET.

FOR SECRET RECORD IN THE DEPT.

R

Esthoud

15/10/36.

CABINE T 57(36).

EXTRACT from Conclusions of a Meeting of the Cabinet

held on Wednesday, the 14th October, 1936.

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CHINA.

Financial Mission to.

(Previous Reference: Cabinet 3

(36), Con- clusion 6.)).

14.

The Cabinet had before them a Joint Note by

the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the President

of the Board of Trade (C.P.-251(36)) circulating

for the consideration of their colleagues a Report

by Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, prepared at their

request, summarising his impressions and suggestions

on the conclusion of his recent Mission to China.

The Cabinet agreed:

(a) That Sir Frederick Leith-Ross

recent report should be referred to the Cabinet Committee on Political and Economic Relations with Japan.

(b) That the Secretary of State for the Colonies should be added to the

Committee for the purposes of the Inquiry.