CO129-586-6 Administration of the port of Hong Kong 27-1-1940 - 24-7-1940 — Page 105

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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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SIR LEONARD BROWETT, K.C.B., U.B.L.

(Ministry of Transport).

20.1.40

Coby 4 on /39 with copy of enclosed note on "future aden in intration of the

Port Hong Kong" and ef desp of 3.5.39 (Ion Litts) but not it's enchs)

FURTHER ACTION.

S.0. for Sir G. Gater's signature.

Downing Street,

6th

February, 1940.

My dear Browett

I understand that

[dir fulton] Foley has sent you a

copy of his letter of the 27th

January to Parkinson (from whom I

have now taken over here) about the

selection of an expert to advise

the Governor of Hong Kong and the

Secretary of State on the future

administration of the Port of

a

Hong Kong. I enclose copies of

Foley

Parkinson's letter to which. was

replying end of a p

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I should be pind to know no to know what you

think of the Steflast

consider Sir

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