CO129-574-14 Collection of Chinese customs in Hong Kong 2-11-1938 - 13-1-1939 — Page 13

(*2043-150) Wt. 16318-94 (*3070-150) Wt. 26563-2

15,000 7/38 T.S. 695 20,000 10/38 T.S. 695

C. O.

Mr. Rogers

Mr.

Mr.

Gent 7

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

6.12.38.

1/

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

(#)

53964/38.

ansd 17

Sir,

C.O.

- DEC

13

Downing Street, 13 December, 1938.

With reference to

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

Fr. Gov. 16th Nov. 1938. (8)

Foreign Office letter No.F.11650/75/10

F

of the 4th November, I am etc. to

transmit to you, to be laid before

Viscount Halifax, a copy of a

and

secret despatch, with enclosures,

from the Governor of Hong Kong

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy with encl. to D.O. T. and B. of T.

se call-

off any =

BIT. 11

Copy to DOT. 10

regarding the duties to be charged at

the Kowloon office of the Chinese

Maritime Customs while the Japanese

Coral

forces, or a Chinese administration

set up and maintained by the

Japanese are in control of Canton.

2.

Subject to the overriding

obligation to conform itself with

His Majesty's Government's policy

on any matter in its relations with

China,