CO129-580-4 Proposed aircraft factories in Hong Kong 21-12-1938 - 2-1-1940 — Page 58

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Wt. 16318-94 (*3600-150) Wt. 38746-16

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Mr.Galsworthy 3/3/39.

Mr. Cowell 3.

53846/39 Hong Kong.

s.o. for Mr. Cowell's signature.

Downing Street,

Mr.

Mr. A.

J. Dawe.

بہنا

March, 1939.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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DRAFT.

S

N. B. RONALD, ESQ.,

C.M.G., C.V.O.

FOREIGN OFFICE.

Dear Ronald,

With reference to previous

correspondence regarding the proposal for

the establishment of an aircraft factory

in Hong Kong, I ain sending you a copy of

23/2/39 (18)

a letter we have received from the Vice-

(18)

Chairman of Dodwell & Co. Ltd.,

the

original promoters of the scheme.

You

(5)

FURTHER ACTION.

(8)

will see that the scheme is now, and is

stated to have been from the start, one

for supplying aircraft to British

purchasers, official and/or unofficial.

Chungking telegram No. 14 to

the Foreign Office of the 12th January

is relevant to this matter, and on

28th January we sent you an official

letter saying we presumed there would be

no objection to either of the alternative

schemes