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MEX SECRET (3)

My Lord,

RECEIVED

F2 JAN 1941

C. O. REGY

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

1st November, 1940.

With reference to Your Lordship's secret cypher

13031/4/* telegram No.610 of 27th October,1940, I have the honour

Lucas

Mages Scott

Gen

Difog

IGANI. 5.

Enclosure No.1.

to address Your Lordship on the subject of the passive defence measures against air attack now being taken in this Colony.

2. I would, however, first invite Your Lordship's attention to certain previous correspondence on this

subject, namely:-

2/-/39 (a) Sir Geoffry Northcote's secret despatch of

14th February, 1939,

6/-/39 (b) lir. Malcolm MacDonald's secret despatch of

1st June, 1939,

10/-/39 (c) sir Geoffry Northcote's secret despatch of

3rd July, 1939,

(d) Mr. Malcolm MacDonald's secret despatch of

11/-/39 9th August, 1939,

22/53633/40(e) Mr. N.1.Smith's secret (2) despatch of 7th

IN CIRC

June, 1940,

and especially to Enclosure No.2 to Sir Geoffry Northcote's

secret despatch of 3rd July, 1939. This enclosure was a

copy of a statement on the subject of air raid precautions

made in the Legislative Council by the Colonial Secretary

on 29th June, 1939, and I now enclose a further copy of

the same statement for convenience of reference. Paragraph

2 of the statement sets out the measures which were being

taken or were proposed and paragraph 3 goes on to say that

"after careful consideration the conclusion has been reached

that apart from the enormous expense entailed it is not

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

RRS.

LORD LLOYD OF DOLOBRAN,

&c., &c., &c.