CO129-571-15 Sino-Japanese War- manufacture and import of aircraft to China 18-1-1938 - 5-1-1939 — Page 124

In any further communication

on this subject, please quote

No. F 6814/298/10.

and address-

not to any person by name

but to-

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

53846

FOREIGN OFFICE.

S.W.1.

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1st July, 1938.

Sir,

89

With reference to telegrams Nos. 990 and 995 from

His Majesty's Ambassador at Shanghai, copies of which have

been transmitted to the Colonial Office under cover of

Foreign Office printed letter No. F 6815/298/10 of the 25th

June, I am directed by Viscount Halifax to inform you that,

although it has been decided in the past not to permit the

assembly in Hong Kong of passenger aircraft for export to

China, he feels that the aeroplane in question should be

treated as an exceptional case. Lord Halifax would therefore

suggest that the Governor of Hong Kong should be instructed,

unless he himself sees grave objection, to permit the assembly

of the aircraft in question, on receipt of the assurance from

Madame Chiang Kai-shek referred to in Sir A. Clark Kerr's

telegram No. 995 and after removal of the machine gun fittings

and any other arms with which it is equipped.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

V.B. Ronald

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.