CO129-558-9 Police order for machine guns- permission to export from America 6-2-1936 - 21-2-1936 — Page 8

G/Hong Kong 7140

53726/36

RECEIVE

15 FEB 1036 0.0. ALGE

Mr. F.J.Howard, General Department, Colonial Office.

Confidential

EKH/GMD

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With reference to our telephone conversation

this afternoon regarding the four Thompson sub-machine

guns on order for the Police Department, Hong Kong we

have, as requested, arranged with Messrs. Civil Protection

Ltd to telegraph to the suppliers, Federal Laboratories

Incorporated, to suspend shipment pending further

instructions.

You will no doubt let us know in due course

what further action is to be taken in the matter and

whether it is desired that we should ascertain on what

terms the order could be cancelled.

P.JE lluit.

Stores Department, Crown Agents' office. 14th February, 1936.

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Secret 1.f. reference 1,

Mr. Carstairs 14/2

Mr. Howard 15/2 Mr. Cowell

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53726/36.

PARAPIIRAS ` TLGR.' from the Secretary of State for

the "olonies to the Governor of Hong Kong.

:: t 4.0 0.3. 15th February, 1936.

tent.

Inkerstand fro. the Crown Agents for the

lonies that order har boen placed, with firm in the

nited States for shipment of four sub machine guns at

cost of approximately 150 for Police Force in Hong

Kong.

The question of the adoption of more humane

methods for the control of nobs has been under

consideration and you will receive circular despatch

about 20th arch on this subject.

Please furnish me with further information

as to the need for these guns as soon as possible,

pending the receipt of which I have requested the Crown

Agents to hold up the shipment. If in the light of

information above you consider that order should be

cancelled I will ascertain on what terms it can be

effected.

P

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age 9

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Far Eastern Department,

COLONIAL OFFICE.

RECEIVEL

110 FEB 1936

REGY

I enclose for your information a copy

of a letter which we have addressed to the Foreign

Office, asking that a request may be made by the

British Embassy in Washington for the issue of a

licence to Messrs. Federal Laboratories

Incorporated to export four Thompson Submachine

guns required by the Police Department of

Hong Kong.

Xall ills

Stores Department,

7. 2. 36.

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IMMEDIATE.

Sir,