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MARGIN.

ΤΟ

BE WRITTEN

IN

THIS

NOTHING

Registry

No. F 4742/176 / 10

OUT FILE

Draft.

J.F.B.

✓ pres.

Mr. T.G. Usborne,

M.E.W.

(for Sir J. Brenads

signature)

Copy to:

Mr. N. Young,

Treasury.

F 10709/75/10 Sept. 30th, 1939.

F 11103/75/10 Oct. 18th, 1939.

Dear Usborne,

F.O.

18 October

Mya

1940.

63

With reference to your letter MI/5/1

of the 16th October about the Banque Belge

pour l'Etranger I enclose copies of

correspondence with the Treasury and

Colonial Office, subsequent to our

telegram No. 929 to Shanghai of September

20th 1939, which shows that the bank was

eventually accepted as non-enemy in

Hong Kong.

2. I suggest therefore, that subject

to any comments by Young of the Treasury,

to whom a copy of this reply is being

sent, you can instruct Broadmead to take

the same line.

Jome%

(sd) John Brenan

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