CO129-572-15 Proposal that Asiatic Petroleum Company should erect new installations within defence boundary 11-4-1938 - 7-6-1938 — Page 11

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53901/38 Hong Kong.

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Mr. Rogers. Mr. L

Mr.

4.5. Smith 31/8 (Copell 31

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

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Downing Street,

August, 1938.

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Secretary of State.

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HONG KONG.

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SECRET.

GOVERNOR.

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(1)

Sir,

I have etc.

to refer to your

Secret (2) despatch of the 11th of

April, and to inform you that the

O.D. C. have had under consideration the

proposal that for defence reasons the

Asiatic Petroleum Company should set

up their new oil installation at

Yao Tong instead of Tsun Wan.

2. The Committee agreed that in

the

decision on

view of recent developmente regarding

must seet deep. of the 30th.

my tort

ochofang

the defence policy for Hong Kong, the

proposed transfer of the installation

(referred to in

FURTHER ACTION.

docr

Copy to Service Departments lf. and register copy on 6214/15A/38.

aspect r

you

have to Reaso

to wess to the adoption I but mathee to thes

contrary's

would have no value from the defence

aspect, and they recommend that no

further action should be taken on the

proposal.

3. 1/2 coneur of the other.

(Sed),

the recommendation

I have, rete,

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