CO129-575-15 Traffic of arms to China 24-1-1939 - 4-12-1939 — Page 140

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$3548/39.

Cypher Telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies

Kong

to the Governors of Hong/and Straite Settlements.

(Sent 4.0 p.m. 16th September, 1939.)

(1)

No. 208.

3

Secret.

(2)

No. 179

!

United States Government have request ed assurance from

His Majesty's Government that nothing will be done to

impede the onward transmission to China of arms and

material exported from United States of America for use

of Chinese Government.

It is explained that such

consignments now always paas either through Indo-China or

Burma. Presume you have no objection to such

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silarance being given.

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