CO129-583-13 Traffic of arms to China 31-1-1940 - 21-1-1941 — Page 62

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Mr.

Bickle. 19

Mr.

Mr.

Sir A. Burns.

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

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53548/40.

Hong Kong.

Downing Street,

26 March, 1940.

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Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

THE SECRETARY,

MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC WARFARE.

31.1.40.

Copy for bo ®

Sir,

I am etc. to transmit to you

keinfærasteien Code the bhi rizster of

calabre ele a copy of a despatch

from the Governor of Hong Kong,

forwarding a return of arms and

ammunition which passed through the

Colony in transit to China during the

second half of 1939.

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to

Mr. Ashley Clarke

Foreign office, o. Jewel

with compliments.

74.3

2.

This return is forwarded to

the Ministry at the suggestion of the

Foreign Office I am to enquire

whether the Ministry would desire to

see