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Registry

Number F 10799/3361/10

FROM Colonial Office.

No. 54001/39.

Dated 5th Oct., 1939.

Received

in Registry

}6th

6th Oct.,

F: China.

Last Paper.

F

10

0762

References.

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

1939.

(Action completed.)

(Index.)

Next Paper.

F10804

F

CHINA

F 10799

162

6 CT 1939

Salvage operations at Hong Kong carried out by foreign companies.

Refer to Colonial Office letter of 25th July (F 7929/5616/23). Enclose copy of despatch of 22nd August from Governor of Hong Kong and of despatch of 29th September to him, regarding request by Japanese salvaging company to undertake salvaging operations at Hong Kong, and proposal that a regulation be issued prohibiting conducting of salvage operations in territorial waters of Hong Kong without consent of the Government.

Copied Admiralty, Board of Trade.

(Minutes.)

Now that we are at war

here should surely be

no difficulty about preventing the salvage of Vessels by foreign companies on the frounds of

and wittment tiesnes military massily', and without

introduction of special legislation.

A

10/10

O to a matter

This seems & to a

in which the Defener depts, particularly

the admiralty, could take

initiation if

Lecessay

on

it

enforce

is considered

the

8 introduce regulations

Defence pounds, there can

djection,

be the

I think, on frolitical fround.

But let us see what if any

the hory, maks.

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18560 2/39 F.O.P

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