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COLONIAL
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OFFIC
Colonial Office,
Downing Street,
S.W.1.
2nd October, 1945
55243/45
URGENT
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Dear Mr. Kitson,
3 00 1945
You telephoned me yesterday about your letter, F.6835/1147/10, of the 21st September to Mr. Paskin on the subject of the admission of a
I am Chinese Consul General to Hong Kong. answering your letter in Mr. Paskin's absence on sick leave.
In view of the statement in paragraph 4 of your letter that the Foreign Office would be prepared to ask for the Consul General's withdrawal should he, in fact, indulge in any of the activities prohibited in the understanding which was reached with the Chinese on this matter in 1941 and referred to in War Office telegram to Cominander in Chief, Hong Kong, No. 72653, we agree not to attach any formal stipulations to the appointment of a Chinese Consulate in Hong Kong.
F6835
On this understanding we see no objection, from a Colonial Office viewpoint, to the interim appointment of Mr. T.W.Kwok referred to in Sir H. Seymour's telegram No. 1103 of the 15th September.
I am sending a copy of this letter to Major Smailes of C.A.4.
Yours sincerely,
2/114/10
76987
C. V. KITSON, ESQ.
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