CO129-572-7 Application for permission to construct gunboats at Hong Kong for import into China 2-2-1938 - 27-9-1938 — Page 3

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Licences now afflied for but construction not yet commenced. Enquires whether licences should be granted

on

(see 17 and 29

7230/1/38 General).

The Governor states that an application

for a licence for the gunboats in question has

now been received. The vessels will be armed

after arrival in Canton, but he presumes that

in view of the instructions regarding the

Immobilisation of Chinese press warships

now in Hong Kong the license should not be

granted.

We have

Abwesenstal Bank instructed the Governor

to put into force on a de facto basis various

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