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v-ii: * r\;. i;. - ' - .' >. li'. i , HP/MB. 8th fsausvyy, 1940. Mr. A.C. Tully, 368, Collins Street, Melbourne, C.I., AUSTRALIA. "Dear Alan., We. are sending you herewith a copy of a latter which we hare received from the Standard-Vacuum Oil OOi , Hong Kong, together with our reply. You will recall that the question of medical inspections at Manila was raised with us recently and I passed this on to Or, Xehce as I felt that it was rather a matter of .iffiajor policy. I have not heard whether you will be undertaking the trip, to the Far Hast which was postponed, but I imagine that you will probably fit this in some time in the near future. In case you are unable to do so perhaps you will write to the Standard-Vacuum in Hong Kong and sort the whole matter out. It would seem to appear on the surface that they are expressing an undue degree of nervousness, but conditions owing to the war may have led to a very high rate of mixing. Accurate information on the Chinese situation seems to be rather difficult to obtain and would also appear to be rather conflicting, for example, with regard to the Canton plant which 1 was under the impression was no longer in use. Yours sincerely, II. FOSSETT.