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Quarto for Colonel

DRAFT

Downing Street,

16 April, 1920.

Col. John Ward, C.B., C.M.G., M.P.

You took me somewhat by surprise recently by raising in the House the question of alleged child slavery in Hong Kong, and I was fortunate to be able to give you a very personal reply as I had seen the papers.

MINUTE

Mr. Beckett 8/4/20

MT. Dijon 4/4/20

Mr. Grindle

Sir H. Lambert

Sir H. Read

Sir G. Fiddes

Uni. Amery

Lord Milner

Just it may be well now to let you have a slightly fuller account of the present position.

So far as the official papers show, there is nothing to bear out the statement by the Federation of Trade Unions that the Colonial Office definitely promised to attend to the matter if the Federation would not make it public property, though it is quite true that the subject was raised by Mr. Appleton and...

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H/16469/Hong KongQuarto for ColonelDRAFTDowning Street,16 April, 1920.Col. John Ward, C.B., C.M.G., M.P.You took me somewhat by surprise recently by raising in the House the question of alleged child slavery in Hong Kong, and I was fortunate to be able to give you a very personal reply as I had seen the papers.MINUTEMr. Beckett 8/4/20MT. Dijon 4/4/20Mr. GrindleSir H. LambertSir H. ReadSir G. FiddesUni. AmeryLord MilnerJust it may be well now to let you have a slightly fuller account of the present position.So far as the official papers show, there is nothing to bear out the statement by the Federation of Trade Unions that the Colonial Office definitely promised to attend to the matter if the Federation would not make it public property, though it is quite true that the subject was raised by Mr. Appleton and...

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H/16469/Hong Kong

Quarto for Colonel

Amery's signature.

Downing Street,

April,1920.

214

DRAFT.

Col. John Ward, C.B.,C.M.G.,M.P.

You took me somewhat by

the other surprise rocantly by raising in the

House the question of alleged child

and I was tof Fortunately,

slavery in Hong Kong,

athe to give you a very posenal rely I had seen the pap

the tubik

Mr.

MINUTE.

Beckett 8/4/20

MT. Dijon 4/4/20

Mr.

Mr. Grindle.

Sir H. Lambers.

Sir H. Read.

Sir G. Fiddes. /

Uni. Amery,

Lord Milner.

arto conson

Jut it may be well now to let you

have a slightly fuller account of

the present position.

So far as the official

papers show there is nothing to bear

out the statement by the Federation

of Trade Unions that the Colonial

Office definitely promised to attend

to the matter if the Federation

would not make it public property,

though it is quite true that the

subject was raised by Mr.Appleton

and

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