CO129-586-6 Administration of the port of Hong Kong 27-1-1940 - 24-7-1940 — Page 79

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CONSON.

SIR DAVID CVEN.

(under cover of S.0. letter

to be signed by Sir G. Gater)

Sir,

I am, etc. to refer

(9)

to your letter to Sir George

Gater of the 22nd of February,

(one copy of each)

Enclos. to H.Kong desp.

1940, and

to be

16 & 17)

good enough to confirm that you

No. 322-3 May (copies ushind

that

infoten you

from the

now

he has

consulted the Gov

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FURTHER ACTION.

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to Air O. Que

to Hong Kong

orig. In

are willing to accept the

invitation of the Government of

The Colocy

of Hong Kong to visit the-

Hor Kews

golony about September next,

for the purpose of undertaking

an enquiry into the future

administration of the port.

2.

Mr. MacDonald under-

stands that you would not

propose