CO129-585-9 Sino-Japanese conflict- Chinese custom stations 14-7-1940 - 17-12-1940 — Page 56

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3 Hongkong telegram No. 440 to Colonial Office.

(?Inspector General of Customs) tells me that he would have no objection to disarmament of these vessles provided arms are not handed over to any other national authority, but are stored in Hongkong until end

of hostilities.

Repeated to Hongkong telegram No.234.

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