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0539/345,/T.
C.O.
15667
RECE
REG APR 18
FOREIGN OFFICE, S.#.l.
January Buth, 1918,
321
Your Axoell anay:-
I have the benouz „to inform you that it spears from A
despatch recently received from the Government of Cong Kong, that
Fr. «nderem, the Fuited itates Jonsul General in that Colony,
is under a mismprehension na to the extent of the, nonoessions
at prevent seɑerded by the British polonial authorities in res
gard to the duty free sắcission of goede consigned to Consul ar
officers of the United States.
The question now raised is one of the right of kr. Anderson
tą deunud waiver of Qustoms duty in respect of certain wines im- ported into kong long for his personal use, and it would sem that
on a previous occasion (in 1911) he may have been allowed to imm
port a quantity of wine without being called upon to pay any
duties thereon. This however must have bem due to a misundere
standing.
The Levenue authorities at Hong Kong have informed the
Consul General that under existing sngulations, United States
Consular officers are accorded exemption from all search of Lag-
ange on their arrival in the Colony, but no more, referring, no
doubt, to goods intended for personal use only. To this the
Consul General has relied that he has no alternative but to
submit the matter to the Onverment at Tashington "in commeation
with/
Excellenay,
The Honourable,
V. X. Pago,
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