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in before their firm in this

matter at Hong Kong. I told

him that there could be no objection

to the local principals communicating

with the Governor of Hong Kong with

seeking

a view to obtaining an assurance that

their application would have prior

consideration when the time came for

the present objections to be withdrawn.

I understand that Hong Kong in their view

is preferred to Burma as a site for the

La

factory because skilled labour is available

there at sufficiently cheap rates to

enable competitive production of aircraft.

Dodwell

Heldoubts whether such labour is available

at Rangoon, and in any case to the

American promoters of the scheme Burma

ace. loc. Dodwell

is a terra incognita.

I am writing similarly to

(B/T)

(1) Willis and Talbot.(7.0)

(2) Talbot and Coryton.(A.) (3) Coryton) and Willis,

(AM)

7(7.0)

(B/T)

Yours sincerely,

(Cigned) 0. 5. J. QENT,