CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 52

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13 May, 1938.

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Dear Henderson

With reference to my letter of the 6th May

about returns rendered by Hong Kong of war materials

passing through the Colony, it will be seen from the

telegram which we sent to the Governor on the 6th April,

following upon the request in Foreign Office letter

F 3493/34/10 of the 5th April, that we asked him to

send home statements fortnightly by air mail. The

question has now been raised here whether the returns need

be sent by air mail. There is the objection that it

involves the transmission of secret matter across

foreign countries where there is a possible chance of an

opportunity occurring for its being intercepted.

cost of transmission by air is high compared with the

cost by sea, and there may not be a sufficient need to

obtain early information of this particular matter to

The

J.T. HENDERSON, ESQ.

justify