CO129-577-10 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- provision of equipment for mobilisation 31-1-1939 - 9-5-1939 — Page 4

To w.o. (my (3),

DESTROYED UNDER STATUTE

20 MA 1939

Comun

5 T0H. Kong, 90, (3 Aus)

20 MAR 1939

N. O.

-

Ref. 4 DESTROYED UNDER STATUTE Rossible.

7. W.O.

11.4.39

90

Will furaish obsons. as soon

9.5.39.

Ref. 4.

State. there

are no obsolete stocks

of. 455 revolvers

free

sone to M.K. V.D.F. cannot

be made.

This is now

very old indeed, and it

be

may

that, in the absence of any reply H. has made

other

anaugmento for completing

ito mobilisations

require

ment as

reperdo

revolvers,

I do not think the matter is of great importance

if it were we should have had a reminder

I think

but we should now ? in,

inform

by now,

HR. as

in (1) Texpers repet for the delay in replying,

Omiv [ ]

Lenquire

whether other

anangement

have been made

vers]

for the supply of revolvers ]

A.N. Saloworley 18/11

18/4/39

which

The delay in of this is part of a general hold-up of certain H.K. pp. has recently been discovered. I am tempted

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