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

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& that onlject to FO ofsors, he wld. propose telepaphing the fot. permission

aw then by

[to sell to] the Shum Chum police force

67 pirndluse in the lotany

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of the type

& amount contemplated

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9 by resort them to the und

at

in para. 5of the desperate as munchen

for an early reply.

A. N. Salsworthy

19/5

Para. 4

rather gives the game away.

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If it is a

treach of neutrality to give back

to the Chinese police arms which have been

confiscated from them on

entering Hong Kong, Swely it is no more proper to sell arms

Them?

However ? we can have that to the no. proved as proposed.

NESAndrews 20.v.39

This request by He

Chince Sthe

authority is for permessin to

purchase the

~ export them.

a rus

in Hory Kony

own the border.

The only action remed? The

Gost of HK

presumably.

Cost whe

ponde

No.63.

an

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export permit

It is at the Colomns

the arms.

asked to sell or

as proposed. Gent

el

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TO FO

Jagree that un showw write to the FO, as at XX alem.

22/5/39 17. Duncan.

as purposes

225 Nove