CO129-586-8 War Taxation 2-2-1940 - 11-5-1940 — Page 70

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57/China/1101(F.1.)

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War Office,

Whitehall,

S.W.

11th March, 1940.

134148

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Dear Martin,

You will remember that we discussed on the

telephone your letter number 54002/40 of 5th March, regarding the contribution for defence offered by Hong Kong. I told you that we agreed with your proposal. You also mentioned the general question of allocating in part or whole gifts from colonies to projects with which the colony is concerned locally.

I attach my only copy of a Treasury note of a discussion held on 5th July last which you wanted to

see.

Will you kindly return it to me?

From the

papers in this office it appears that your Colonial

Office file is number 50025/39.

J.M.Martin, Esq.,

Colonial Office, S.W.1,

Yours sincerely,

(sd) H.H.Hobbs.

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