CO129-580-4 Proposed aircraft factories in Hong Kong 21-12-1938 - 2-1-1940 — Page 24

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49.

Air Ministry Ref. 45.

Sees

indicated

in (46.)

24

21.10.39.

no reason to dissent from crews as

? To You. ith: as is

ins aff. un.

A. N. Galsworly 20/10

This is in accordance

with the

advice of the two departments consulted, but in view of its partial inconsistency with the policy laid down in (142) + (143) on 53548/39 below

15/9

- see my min. of That file - Ipass it on.

The essential differences, I suppose, would be in the facts that these also planes would have to be registered at

The

Itong Kang, whereas, ships carrying arms would usually be of American registry (Though nobody has said so), and that

aeroplanes are more likely to be inter fered with by the Japanese than ships, especially as at some point or other they would have. to the over China.

26 is so

NisAndrews

so palpably

decisim based

a

27/10

on nothing

nothing but

Eased on

Expediency

that I won't

II in the dft.

While the Riy hom th

was coming, accoplane parts cr be sent into China to that

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