CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939 — Page 92

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Cay Act 30 which provides

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for

ony that priority

statos onby

for such

nal

derernment telegrams

My Cmua.im makes no provision that

AM

rates

-ne-reference to the special

to Grvamumi helyiams, be accorded this being a

anamenh

matter for private agreement between

Telegraph admmishahung

Compartes. and governments concerned.

tne company

The agreement between Cable and Wireless

Limited and the Government of Hong Kong

states that in respect of telegrams

transmitted on behalf of the Government

in any part of H.M. Dominions (including

the Government of Hong Kong) the Company

snall charge rates not in excess of one-

nalf the rates accruing to the Company

for ordinary telegrams in the same

category. It is this privileged rate

which Cable and Wireless Limited

ants hi ve apled

requested to extend to the telegrams

ested to

from the League of Nations Committee

in Hong Kong

3.

but in

info.c'me

7. Omushy. Grove's opening they were under no Neyalim

In the circumstances Mr.

to do so.

thin that it wasd be appropuste

Ormsby Gore does not see any necessity

to

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