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53852/39.

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C. O.

Mr. Galsworthy 7/2/39. Mr. Cowell &

s.o. for Mr.

Cowell s signature.

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

15872

Dear Willis

Downing Street,

14 February, 1939.

With reference to previous

official correspondence on the subject

of the extension of the lease of the

DRAFT.

J.R. WILLIS, ESQ., M.C.

(Board of Trade).

new territories in Hong Kong, you may

like to see the enclosed copy of a

further letter we have received from

6th January, 1939

FURTHER ACTION.

the Governor on this subject. A copy

of the Governor's letter has also

been sent to Ronald (Foreign Office).

May we expect fairly soon

the report on the proposal from the

point of view of the commercial

importance to British trade, of the

retention of the leased territories,

for which we asked in our official

37 on

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letter No.53852/38 of the 4th of

October?

Yours sensuely

(Signed) H. R. COWELL