CO129-560-15 Traffic of arms to China 18-2-1937 - 15-11-1937 — Page 267

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Department of State,

Washington,

January 29th, 1937.

Excellency:

I have the honor to acknowledge the

receipt of Your Excellency's note of January 21,

1937, with further reference to the importation

of arms into China via liong Kong. I note that

your Government does not feel that it would be

possible for the Government of llong Kong to adopt

the procedure in respect to shipments from long

Kong to Hacau suggested in Mr, Phillips's note

of July 22nd, 1935. It would appear, however,

that the procedure described in your note would

probably prevent importation into China through

Hong Kong and kacau of any appreciable quantity

of arms, the importation of which was not authorized

by a huchao issued by the Chinese Government.

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances

of my highest consideration,

For the Secretary of State:

(SGD) R. WALTON MOOKE

His Excellency

The Honorable 31r Ronald Lindsay,

P.C., O.C.M.O., K.C.B., C.V.O.,

British Ambassador.

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