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HOLBORN 3434

Extn. 41,

Any communications on the subject of this letter should

be addressed to :-

THE

UNDER SECRETARY

OF STATE

and the following number quoted :-

S. 45587/S.6.

Sir,

SECRET.

AIR MINISTRY,

44.

LONDON, W.C.2.

25 October, 1938.

(410) With reference to Colonial Office memorandum

No.53852/38 of the 6th October, 1938, enclosing a copy of

a letter to the Admiralty, on the subject of the possibility

of negotiating with the Chinese Government for the extension

of the present lease of the New Territories of Hong Kong,

I am commanded by the Air Council to acquaint you, for the

information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that

they are in agreement with his view that the matter is not

of such urgent importance as to require reference to the

Committee of Imperial Defence at the present time.

2.

Copies of this letter are being sent to the

Foreign Office, War Office, Admiralty, Treasury and Board

of Trade.

The Under Secretary of State,

ATIONAL

R DISABLED

SCHE

Colonial Office,

Downing Street,

S.W.1.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Charles Evans