CO129-617-2 Hong Kong Telephone Company 22-2-1947 - 3-11-1947 — Page 35

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Mr.L.S. Smith

Mr.

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DRAFT. TELEGRAM

GOVERNOR,

HONG KONG,

have raised

question of

Understand that subsequently

orders In

gave Cancellation but that

zdraft,

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to Mr. Grimwood,

8 Park Street.

in sec. draft.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

No 357

CONFIDENT

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Letter hab been received from Mesurs Preeșe,

Cardew and Rider, the-consulting engineers

appointed by the Hong Kong Planning Unit-about

the disposal of 2,900 line telephone exchange

ordered under the authority of. Thomson

(in a letter dated 24th May, 1945, reference

351/7) from Siemens Bros, and Gempery, prior to

the liberation at cost or approximately

£45,000 on the assumption that 100 per cent

destruction would have escurred in Hong Kong.

to the love?

on it wee found that the plant was largely

in tect(I understand that the Hong Kong Telephone

Company requested that this order should be

requested that

auncelte pas. Siemans found at this

impossible to do this but the order as

petarded,

THEN there

Endeavours were made

to dispose of the

equipment to the Malayan Telephone Company but

without success.

and

Inthe absence of instructi ons

Preeve.

e. Cardew and Rider have taken no further

action but are prepared to act and consider

that prospects of disposal are good.

2. Please confirm

(a, whether you agree that no part of this

order is required in Hong Kong and that

you agree that efforts should be made to!

dispose of it,

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