CO129-560-2 Air Ministry- requirements of land at Kai Tak Aerodromes 8-1-1937 - 5-2-1938 — Page 47

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C. O.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

cases of the sites required by the

Air Ministry.

6. 7. b.

I corn, be

It will, be generally agreed

that the basis on which sites are made

available for the defence requirements

of the R.A.F. in Hong Kong.should be

both settled on terms which are fair to the

DRAFT.

Defence service and to the Crown as

represented by the Government of Hong Kong.

But I believe that you and your advisers

will also agree that it will give the

greatest satisfaction to all parties in the

long run if those terms embodied a

settlement in which the Colony was not

I

7.) shall be grateful

of

son will consultation

th

your advisus, carefully

sider the swichins now mixed

and mil communiabe

to me with the least

FURTHER ACTION.

content to take its stand on the simple

question of obligation, but extended a

practical and generous co-operation to

the limit of its ability in the new

circumstances which are created by the

problem of Air defence both locally

Loves: the delay the information for which

I have ached

and throughout the Empire.

and your recommendation

as to a basis of

I have, etc.,

settlemus which can be recommended as aceptable to all concerned.