CO129-580-3 Sino-Japanese War- anti-Japanese activities in Hong Kong 23-8-1939 - 30-12-1939 — Page 23

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OTHER TELEGRAM from the Governo.

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Lvng Kong to the

Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Dated 14th November, 1939.

Received 9 a,m, on 14th

November, 1939.

No. 398. SECRET.

Your telegram No. 295, secret, Main points

were (1) doubling number of vessels on Pearl River run

specified in current agreement (2) question whether

arrangements could be made for (a) specific kinds of

merchandise to be carried on Pearl River run by British

resses and Japanese Government chartered vessels and

(b) coal to be brought to Hong Kong from Formosa by the

latter vessel Replies were (†) no objection (2) would

be considered if put into writing.