CO129-439 - Others - 1916 — Page 431

HONG KONG

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA 38489

426

REG 15 M 16

384

489

Office Sect

Proposed employment

of

imported labour in France

1916

(Signed) H. J. READ.

14th August

Last previous Paper.

Put by

Next subsequent Paper.

To Governor,

I gathered from a conversation with Ashdowns, who called on me in connection with transporting Chinese labour to France, that he thought the scheme was being used for labour battalions.

Presumably that is the 'hook'.

(2) Labour battalions.

No action required at present.

BS.MP.

To Mr. Deputy Secretary (MOU) WL. 35800-6. 45,000, 12/15. BM & S.

? Put by

15/5/16

were Chinese

(over)

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