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CONFIDENTIAL letter

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Extract from a despatch from Sir Geoffry Northcote

to Mr.Gent, dated 22nd December, 1939. (Confidential)

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The gentlemen whom I have asked to serve

on the informal Economic Advisory Committee are

Sir V. Grayburn, Mr. C.Rogers and Professor Robertson

of the Hong Kong University.

I discussed them

with Caine before he left:

a Trust of Assorted

Brains, I think. They are going to be helpful:

Grayburn always is, if responsibly appealed to.

Sloss and he made the Income Tax Committee,

so called, face facts yesterday and they have

unanimously agreed to all four measures. viz.

Property Tax, Profits (Private Businesses and

Corporations) Taxes and Salaries Tax.

A pity

we not accept

that they

they w

Clain Income Tax,

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