CO129-567-3 Request by Admiralty for additional land at the Naval Arsenal 18-1-1938 - 24-3-1939 — Page 17

DISABLED

FOR DISP

MEN 3

auty, S.W.1.

1938

The Secretary of the Admiralty,

London, S. W.1.

quoting C.E.in C.,

01225/38/137b

te 10. October

17

By AK.

1

3

Sir,

11 OCT 1938

I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners

of the Admiralty to refer to your letter of the 11th

February, 1938, No.53547/38, on the subject of the

Arsenal Yard in Hong Kong, and to state that negotiations

for the acquisition from the Hong Kong Government of

the area coloured red on Plan No.1281/37, which

accompanied Admiralty letter dated 18th January, 1938

(C.E.in C.0457/37/57b), are being proceeded with.

at (1)

2. To meet future pressing needs for accommodation

at Hong Kong, My Lords are mindful of the limited extent

of land available and are of the opinion that the

situation can only be solved by the eventual acquisition

of the landward portion of the Arsenal Yard, i.e. the

area coloured blue on plan. They are therefore anxious

that this area should be available for Naval use when

provision of the necessary funds has been made.

3. I am accordingly to ask whether the Hong Kong

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

Government...