CO129-580-4 Proposed aircraft factories in Hong Kong 21-12-1938 - 2-1-1940 — Page 49

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Mr. Galsworthy

Mr. Cowell #1

Mr.

Downing Street,

14°

March, 1939.

X

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

$5.41.3.

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1938 telegram No. 369 of the 10th of December

With reference to your cypher

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

A.m

DRAFT.

HONG KONG

SECRET

GOVERNOR

(27)

·

F.O.

A.14. Ro

B.T/29

выход

FURTHER ACTION.

See Bid

Page of

this Draft.

(90)

regarding the proposals for establishing

local aircraft factories in Hong Kong,

I have the honour to inform you that

this problem has been under considera-

tion by His Majesty's Government

following upon the despatch to you of

my confidential telegram No. 123 of the

5th of July1938.

2. In that telegram, I informed

you that no objection was seen to the

setting up in Hong Kong of the factory

which was the subject of the application

referred to in your confidential despatch

1938

of the 5th of February, and you were

informed that in normal times His

Majesty's Government would indeed

welcome its establishment but that, as

long