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of the Conference of Missionary Societies in Great Britain.
Advantage has at once been taken of this decision by the
German Societies. Permission has already been granted by the
Secretary of State for the missionaries of four different
German societies to return to Tanganyika Territory, ▲ year
or two ago missionaries of the Bremen Society were permitted to return to the Gold Coast and Tege. Other applications
have also been granted and several are now being made.
The Government of Hongkong some time ago
intimated that it was net prepared at that time to consent
to the return of German missionaries to Hongkong. In view
of the decision taken by the Secretary of State it may be
presumed that the Goverment of Hongkong will not sustain
this objection, except for reasons of a special kimi. You
will see from the copy of my letter to the Beeretary of State
the proposals which have been put forward by the Conference
of Missionary Societies.
The Conference of Hissionary Becieties is
engaged in preparing a list of German societies which will be
submitted for formal recognition. There is no doubt that the
societies desiring to resume work in Hongkong will be included
in this list.
I am sending you this information since, when the Government has given its decision, the societies to which
permission is granted to return to Hongkong will be making application to the Board of Trustees for the use of their
property:
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The purpose of Article 438, which was inserted
in the Versailles Treaty as the result of representations
made by us to the Goverment while the Treaty was being
prepared, was to secure that the property of German missions should be withdrawn from the reparations and economic clauses
of the Treaty dealing with German property generally and be
conserved