CO129-585-10 Assembly of aeroplanes in Hong Kong 8-1-1940 - 31-7-1940 — Page 43

4282—150) Wt. 38815-61

4282

10,000 12/39 T.S. 695

(5444-150) Wt. 45767-68 30,000 2/40 T.S. 695

53846/40 Hong Kong.

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Bickle. 30/4/40.

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.

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HONG KONG.

SECRET.

GOVERNOR.

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I have etc. to refer to

Our telegram No. 170, Secret, of

the 8th April regarding the

request of the Inter-Continent

Corporation for permission to

assemble four aircraft in Hong

Kong for delivery to the Chinese

Government and to confirm my

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telegram No. 187 of the 27th April

informing you that it is regretted

that it is not possible in

present circumstances to vary the

decision communicated to you in

my telegram No. 91 of the

8th March that permission should

not be given for the export to

China in an assembled condition

of the four aeroplanes in question.

2. I enclose for your

information copies of letters

on the suby it-

from the Foreign Office and the

Air Ministry to whom reference was

made