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and 9 Hong Kong residents of Chinese race whose nationality
is not known. No reply has yet been received from the
Chinese.
15. On 12 March Butterfield and Swire, Blue Tunnel agents
in Hong Kong, reported that they had heard from a representative
(of Chinese race) whom they had sent to Shanghai that the
delay was due to a group of officers attempting to obtain
military information, possibly at the instigation of the
company, end that the matter was still under investigation.
Later information suggested that the outcome of the incident
depended on a suitable confession from those accused, and
that the nato was the principal person involved.
16. We are keeping in touch with the Blue Funnol line,
particularly on the problem of whether or not they should in
present circumstances proceed with further sailings to China.
E. Kr. and Mrs. D. Self
17. Mr. Self is the Manager of the Shanghai branch of the
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. He was due to
leave China in May last year and duly applied for an exit
visa. His successor, Mr. Lachlan, has been in Shanghai sinoa
before Mr. Self's visa application. The Chinese held up the
visa on the grounds of some irregularity in the Bank's affairs
and demanded that Mr. Self apologise for "the crimes committed
by the Bank since 1949". Further enquiries suggested that the
Chinese had in mind some money belonging to 1.0.1. which the
Bank passed to our Mission in Peking and which various 1.0.1.
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