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53538/38 Hong Kong

2/8/38.

3

な

6

aus d.

13

7 puso. 11.

C. O.

Mr. Rogers

Mr.

Mr.

Geut

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S.

of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

0.

36

OFFICE

Downing Street,

23 August, 1938.

3 DRAFT.s

(1)

The Secretary,

(2)

Treasury.

The Under Secretary of State,

War Office.

[Printed (thes 17 (4)]

FURTHER ACTION.

Print 3 and 4 before this letter is sent off and this draft after

it is sent.

Sir,

I am etc. to transmit to

you, to be laid before

(1) The Lords Commissioners of the

Treasury

(2) The Army Council

a copy of a despatch from the

Governor of Hong Kong suggesting

that the present basis for assessment

of the Hong Kong Military c

contribution should be abandoned and

that the Colonial Government should

pay a fixed contribution of

H-K$6,000,000 a year, or the cost of

the garrison if this should be less;

this contribution to be reviewed

at intervals of five years.

2.

(*4132-150) Wt. 42270-82 15,000 4/38 T.S. 695