CO129-584-3 War Department- provision of land at Kau-Lung-Tsai 10-9-1940 - 9-10-1940 — Page 5

REGISTERED No.

Hong Kong.

53654/40.

DRAFT AND RECORD COPY

LETTER SENT

8.10.40.

5

DATE

8 Oct. 40.

DRAFT

MR. Whitcombe.....

MR............

MR..

To

ENCLOSURES

FURTHER ACTION

7/10

(No.i.)

The Under Secretary of State,

War Office.

Sir,

I am etc., to a cknowledge

the receipt of your letter No. 119/

Abroad/2493 (L.B.) of the 10th of

September, regarding the question of

the revision of the arrangements for

the provision by the Government of

Hong Kong of land for War Department

purposes at Kau-Lung-Tsai, and to

request you to inform the Army Council

that the matter has been referred to

the Governor of Hong Kong for his

I am to add with

observations.

reference to the third paragraph of

your letter, that the views of the

are Colonial Government is still a waited on

the question of the continued occupation

by the War Department of the site at

Sham-Shui-Po.

I am, etc.

And) S. Whit

(6094) WŁ, 2540818 40,000 ea. 2 sortsTM 9/40