Communications on this subject should be addressed to-
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
COLONIAL OFFICE,
LONDON, S. W.,
and the following 23544/41908.
Number quoted.
Truly
Sidor
Trasy 24 Mar
8075- to Tras 3 30 June.
22624/08
24.50624 to Tas I
15 July
Sir,
Trasy
24506
Jug
Haughany
Downing Street,
15 July, 1908.
117
I am directed by the Earl of Crewe to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th June (21661) forwarding a copy of a letter from the China Association with regard to the maintenance of the British Post Office at Tientsin, and to state that in reply to a similar communication addressed to this Department, the Association have been informed that the question of the maintenance of the British Postal Agencies in China is still under the consideration of His Majesty's Government.
2.
Lord Crewe is still awaiting an expression of the views of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury on the question of the maintenance of the Agency at Tientsin. Their Lordships were reminded of the matter on the 30th June.
I am,
Your most obedient Servant,
2. Copies of correspondence are enclosed, and
of which
24506
Under Secretary of State,
FOREIGN OFFICE.
24359
On this subject
I take this opportunity of acknowledging the receipt of your letter no 2304 of the 6th instant.
RLA