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Paraphrase of Telegram.

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REC

REG 14 JUL 15

The Governor of Hongkong to the Secretary of State

for the Colonies.

(Received Colonial Office 2.35 p.m. 13th July, 1915)

May 13th.

The term Germans in China in this telegram includes all persons of enemy nationality in China or

Siam. When the Trading with the Enemy (China, Siam,

Persia and Morocco) Proclamation 1915 comes into force

on the 27th July will Germans in China be in the same position in all respecte as persons resident or carrying

on business in enemy country, or will only those trans- actions which are specifically pronicited in Proclamation,

at present in force be illegal. The following questions

have arisen:-

I. Will general non-trading intercourse be illegal?

II. Will property of Germans in China be liable to

seizure and condemnation if found on board an allied

merchant vessel at sea or in Hongkong port. If it is

liaole, is it advisable to interfere?

III. Will the maintenance of existing contracts of

service and agency become illegal? Germans in China have

Britian employés. Eighteen Indian police are employed by

Municipal Council of German Concession, Hankow, British firms have German employés. One British Company has as

agent in Canton United States citizen whose representative

at Canton is German and the United States citizen himself

was

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