CO129-627-7 Grants of land- new territories 1-12-1950 - 31-12-1951 — Page 30

TELEGRAM

2 Draft S

*

*

SAVINGRAM

* The word Priority may be entered here, if necessary.

To:-

Gov'

H.K.

File No.

54439/2/5/

You ref. 13/736/47

Sent.

30

C.O.

Repeated to :—

Mr. Anderem 22/5 Mr.

Hall 22/5 atm ED

Mr.

Mr.

Sir

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

S. of S.

Priority :-

Nil.

Reply urgently required.

Important.

Immediate.

Most Immediate.

To be transmitted :—

No.

In Clear

Code

Cypher

18th May.

hours.

.194.

29 MAY 1951

509

Restricted. Confiflential.

Secret.

Top Secret and Personal.

(8) My Saving No 446 of 13

Grant of Land to Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.

Cory +/ (9) Copy of reply to (4)

of

(see off attached.)

I attach copies of hurther correspondence with

the Oil Company

On

this matter.

You will see

that the Campany have accepted the termination of the contract on the terms set

(3)

out in

no

146 of 5th reb.

s

your saving Grateful to know by early airmail :-

(0)

lis Whether the Crown Rent paid for the second

half of 1950, namely

will I be returned to the

1.K. $10, 519, $10,519,

Company.

(ii) Whether payment will be made here win

be effected.

Distribution :-

Further action :—

23588/882 50m 9.49 Wa, & Co. 51/3

H.K.

(111) Whether

when it

may

yo

are prepared to accept the Metkası

exchange of the Company's letter of the

(9)

17th May in reply to

C.O. S.0. letter of

(5)

(7)

12th May (copied to LF of 15th May)

with

you

my

Desp. 127

the contract.

as formal termination of

to this proposal, provided that

no

My advisers see

objectio

You

are satisfied

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