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Tel. No.-Whitehall 9400.

Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to :-

The Under-Secretary of State,

The War Office,

London,S.W.1,

and the following number quoted.

16/Abroad/764 (F.1.)

(9)

Sir,

NATIONAL

FOR B

SCHEME

SISABIED

MEN

5 JUN 1939

THE WAR OFFICE,

0.0.REGI

LONDON, S.W.1

//

2 June, 1939.

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With reference to your letter of the 24th May, 1939, No. 53538/39 forwarding a copy of Hong Kong Defence Contribution Ordinance 1939 (No. 8 of 1939) authorizing the payment by the Colony of Hong Kong to the Imperial Government of a contribution of $6,000,000 a year for the five years 1939-1943, inclusive, towards the expenditure incurred from Imperial Funds on the defence of the Colony, I am commanded by the Army Council to say for the information of Mr. Secretary MacDonald that they have no objection to the Governor being informed that the power of disallowance will not be exercised in respect of the Ordinance.

Treasury.

A copy of this letter has been sent to the

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Examband