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Quarto for Mr. Corell's signature
DOWNING STREET,
8
December 1919,
6
DRAFT.
S. MARTIN, ESQ.
MINUTE.
Mr. Cowell 5/12/19.
28. Domime 6/12/19/
Mr.
Mr. Grindle.
Sir H. Lambert.
Sir H. Read.
Sir G. Fiddles.
Col, Amery.
Lord Milner.
fur. action
My dear Martin,
I have your letter of the 28th November
Cor 281119 regarding the endorsements of the
passports of Aliens who wish to travel to
Hong Kong or the Straits Settlements.
In the great majority of such cases, We can have no information about such persons, and
I do not see that it is possible for us to
relieve the Passport Office of the duty of
making all necessary enquiries before granting
a visa to their passports. Local Governmenta
rely entirely upon the endorsements of the
British Passport Office, and they could not
agree to the waiving of any necessary
formalities merely because the applicant does
not present his passport for endorsement until
he is about to sail.
Unless, therefore, in any special case
you ha reason to believe that this Office Wewe
in a position to vouch for the bona fides of
any particular applicant, I am afraid there
is nothing for it but for you to enforce your regulations, and refuse to grant an
endorsement until the usual enquiries have
been made in all cases.
As regards the last paragraph of your
letter