CO129-571-15 Sino-Japanese War- manufacture and import of aircraft to China 18-1-1938 - 5-1-1939 — Page 143

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NEX CONFIDENTIAL

AIR MAIL

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

26th May, 1938.

With reference to my confidential airmail

18 despatch of the 5th of February, 1938, I have the

honour to forward herewith for your consideration an

extract from a private letter by Mr. Stanley H.

Dodwell to the Colonial Secretary regarding the proposal to erect in this Colony a factory for the

manufacture of commercial and military aeroplanes.

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I am enquiring further whether the proposed

factory will undertake the manufacture of all parts

of the aeroplanes, including the engines, or whether it will merely undertake the assembly of manufactured parts, and I shall notify you further of the reply

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on this point.

نچے

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

(.Cut. Arthesto

Governor.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,

&C.,

&C.,

&C.