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been said about local respirators since (1), & the inference is that they do not form part of the local ARP scheme. Yet the difference between 200,000

The population of Victoria & Kawloon

so the local masks

is over 500,000 may well have a

و

Local market.

(f). We have tolerated, rassisted by

ree-

tests, the local manufacture of pirators at Singapore (50512/1/38 Str.), where they also make for the N.E.L.

Hold Mr Williamson most of this, &

said that we were not in a

position to

say

That local menfactive was excential to HC., or it so that the materiale said, be obtained here, without refering to the Col.

to the Col. He thought

M's

w'd be unnecessary

ecessary at the moment Ho. could deal with the matter on

basis of what I had told him.

Williamson (H.0.). GEN. 63

The

NFS Andrews

57/"

-22/4/549

Says application from HK. for export licence for los tons activated carbon will be refused subject to any special re- presentations

min. above

See

mey The diversion of 10,000

respirators to Aden is

Nor is

pect to

PHIC.

news

me

it dear when √TIC. can ex-

get the remainder of Their

6-month-old arder for 100,000.

When Mer Wi rang me up yesterdayn

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