CO129-575-15 Traffic of arms to China 24-1-1939 - 4-12-1939 — Page 11

the sale of.

arms to the police force at shum Chun: and the diffrence is that whereas the

former was of no apparent benefit to HR., the latter definitely would be in new of para. 3 5f this despatch. Export of anus & munitions to

Kwanyting night easily

have imitated the

especially had it been on a

Japanese, especially

scale: but

large

they could hardly object to

but they

such a limited amount to the

the sale of such

povice force,

as not even the Japanese

could contend that the sale of 40 pistols

& revolves constituted a

militay

menace

to their troops.

It would be wise to limit the amount

sold.

40 pistols & revolvers

may possibly

be of some use

agamist

armed bandits,

they may

not: but in

any

case limitation

effectively

Ha Chauce

of the sall to this amount world

counter

any attempt

on the part of the

Shum Chum police force to use this repuest

a more blind for passing

or

regulars.

?

апио

to purillas

FO, saying

that

Copy of desp. to 150,

the S.DS. is inclined to think that the

pembisain to

off in ins

as

the limited types amount

sake of

anus

of the

supported might have a veneficial effect

mantain

Police authorities) in helping to [reston] order on the border;