CO129-586-6 Administration of the port of Hong Kong 27-1-1940 - 24-7-1940 — Page 86

(4282-150) Wt. 38815-61 10,000 12/39 T.S.

C. O.

Mr.

Mr

Martin.1/3/40

Mr. Gent 1/3 Man A Burus 1/3

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

★ Permit. U.S. of S. 1-3 atance (To)

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

53995/40.

l bacted Sent

No.

Hong Kong.

1484

3.30am

2/3/40

82.

can end 18 2- MAR 1940 213:40

Confidential.

Your telegram No. 83. Port

Administration.

I am advised that most

suitable expert adviser

now

persent

cuon

DRAFT. TELEGRAM. Confcode.

GOVERNOR,

HUNG KUNG

this unattr

his desire to accept

as he w' regard task as his personal contributions of war-time servie o

FURTHER ACTION.

Cop 9 55500 Сора

Corp. refiting

t

PS

12 Carine

6 see.

ما ما

Copy

to Aur l.

no

available is Sir David Owen who was

General Manager of the Port of London Authority from 1922

until retirement in 1938, having

previously served with Mersey Docks

و

and Harbour Board and Goole Docksand Belfast Harbour Commissioner. Although 66 he appears to be in full

vigour and he has indicated readiness

to wich H.K.

to undertake the enquiry e

(part

and

remuneration (apart from payment of

expenses He has raised following

N.P

points:-

(a) He assumes that terms of

reference would be comprehensive,

(in won to allow full scops to report)

du

(b) Position or accompanying

engineer requires definition. Owen

would not wish to submit joint

Report