CO129-564-11 Road communications with Canton. Includes 1 photograph depicting- Bridge over Shum Chun River- China. Dated... 20-8-1937 - 18-1-1938 — Page 20

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C. O.

Mr. Rogers

Mr.

Mr.

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Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

8/2/38.

53851/37 Hong Kong.

Qu Au Marl

Para 2. and

68 on 55548/68.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Sir,

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG

(27)

SECRET

GOVERNOR

Downing Street,

12. February, 1938.

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28

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I have etc. to acknowledge

the receipt of your secret despatch of

the 18th January and to inform you that

I approve the additional expenditure of

$18,716.50 for building a bridge over

the Shum Chun, subject to the approval

of the Legislative Council also being

FURTHER ACTION.

to

(29)

(ठ)

Copy

Register copies of Done on correspondence on 63433/38

and 53/548/38 Secret.

Arms File and

Supplementary Expenditure files and copy to

Copy

F. and W., L.F.F.

.

ref. (25) (26).

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obtained.

2. I shall be glad to learn

whether it will be possible to obtain

figures for exports of munitions to

China passing over the road which has

now been completed and, if so, I shall

be obliged if they can be added as a

givning feques

supplement to the weekly telegrams of

exports of munitions sent by rail.

I have, etc.,

(Signed) W. ORMSBY GORE.

(*801-150) Wt. 13952-47 10,000 6/37 T.S. 695 (*1632-150) Wt. 32179-71 20,000

12/37 T.S. 695

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