CO129-560-15 Traffic of arms to China 18-2-1937 - 15-11-1937 — Page 198

3.

there might well be difficulties about a continued import

of arms and a munition through Hongkong and explained our war I tola General Kan time attitude towards continuous voyage.

Chung-hua that I much disliked to be discouraging but that

I felt it best to express the full truth as I saw it.

3. I have already spoken to Jardine Matheson and Company in the atter but I do not think they will be interested

in view of manufacturers lack of response to Canton government's desired purchases (see Hongkong [?gp. ontd. 12 to Foreign Office] about which the Mayor has kept me fully informed.

Repeated to Wanking 67, Commander in Chief 24, Governor

Hongkong 30.

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