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H. B. M. Consulate-G
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Canton
31st August 1981.
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I have the honour to remind you that, at the interview, hich took place between us on the 22nd instant, I warned you
hat, unless within a given time, sufficient to allow of
Jossunication by telegraph with General Ch'en Chiung-ming
Wanning, the British subject Ch'en Tao-heng, arbitrarily
rrested and detained in prison by the filitary Authorities,
here surrendered to me, for trial if necessary, I should
eluctantly be compelled to give full publicity to the high
landed proceedings of the Kwangtung Government in this matter.
It was not until yesterday that I received by post from
uchow a telegram from the leneral stating that the deciding
motor in Th'en Tao-heng's case was whether or not he had divested
deself of his Chinese (sic) nationality. His reallemoy added
hat he had given you instructions to investigate this point
and to set in a spirit of fairness. Inmediately on receipt of
bis telegram I sent är. Vice-Consul wilton to enquire what
jation you proposed to take in the matter. You replied that
jeneral Teng had not as yet received instructions from the
camander-in-hief, and that in any case the question was one
for the Supreme Jourt to determine. The release of the prisoner
thus postponed indefinitely, and in the airaumstances no
lternative is now left to me but' to write to the lovernor of
ngkong asking hia to make public the facts of the case and
je inferences to be drawn therefrom.
They may be rehearsed briefly, and, for the sake of
learness set forth (a) National Status (b) Arrest (0) Friminal
(a) National status
lur Esquire
Missioner for Foreign Affairs,
Canton.
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