CO129-584-11 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- mobilization 29-2-1940 - 11-5-1940 — Page 4

4282—150) Wt. 38815-61 5444-150) Wt. 45767-68 30,000

C. O.

10,000 12/39 T.S. 695 2/40 T.S. 695

Mr. Bickle

Mr.

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53714/40 Hong Kong.

Mr.

Sir A. Burns.

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

No.

GOVERNOR.

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Downing Street,

May, 1940.

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Sir,

I have etc., to

acknowledge the receipt of

your despatch No. 199 of the

22nd April and to convey to

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you my covering approval of

additional expenditure of the

sum of $29,000 under Head 6,

Defence, A., Volunteer

Defence Corps, Special

of the E-Cimales Expenditure, Mobilization

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy with Copy of 7

to War Office

Ref. 5.

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1940-411

Stores subject to the approval

to see.

of the Legislative Council

also being obtained.

I have, etc.,

(Sed.) MALCOLM MacDONALD