I regret that I have had to delay
this, owing to pressure of work in the Department.
The delay is, however, I think, immaterial, as the
letter from the Colonial Secretary to the Consul
for France in charge of the Spanish Consulate at
Hong Kong of the 2nd of May last made it clear
that "no early answer except an unfavourable one
could be given to the Spanish Government's proposal.
Paws 2.357
mi nute.
I agree generally wita/lir. Caine's
Personally, I am not aware whether we
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have at some previous date considered the general question of principle whether emigration from British Colonies should be allowed to Spanish
possessions, but it seems to me that if we are at
ail doubtful on this point, we ought to consult the
Foreign Office with a view to ascertairing whether
they have in their possession any information about
the conditions of labour in Spanish Guinea. No
doubt British Consular Officers in West Africa send
home reports from to time on local conditions in
neighbouring foreign dependencies, and it is quite
likely that the Foreign Office may have some data
which will throw light on the shortage of labour in
tiẻ Spanish territories, and as to whether the
a otter foreyi local Government has been able to recruit Chinese
labour in the past.
Seft wight be asked
In the first place, the Myan
ight be asked whether they ha
refects on
have any
conditionis mi
Ris mani.
Have you?
you? Be
Estboyd. 24/7/28
I am told by the Registry that there
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are no pakers regarding reports on
conditions in Rio Muni (Spanish Guines).
The only papers on labour in Spanish
prosessions which we
have are
Char
relating to Fernando Po (+/4020/280.a.
and previous papers)
[Action is required in the 19 m x/4020, attached]
P. J. Morris
25.7.28 A.lAyti 26.7.28
I do
сбо
al
all like
The idea
Cheese
of recruiting in Hongkong
cookie labour for West Africa.
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Further though 200
mufe seemo
be forthcoming about his mani
1
Conditions in
Fernando Po
are
uusa
alinfactory
and
it in
relevant 15
cisti that
"
T
4
the princed conditions
of
Labour an way
good, but actual conditions
an vary
age 9
age 9
Pag
bad."
Mani
من
Fernando
Po
Pag
wd
I also observe that Rais
a
и
recruiting ground for
From the 7E. point of view it
fficient at present to
seem sufficient
user
6
70.
for
L
ao
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to conditions in d'amin Guinea,
auch
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to M/L for
болно
comments Full Calen.
researing
ow
Berken
27/7/28
If it rested with me
I would refuse to allow
any
Even if satisfactory emigration to Spanish Euinea. Conditions are not at all
paper they won't
con
be in practice.
likely to be satisfactory. Health is bad: sleeping sickness
I am fairly
is rife in Fernando Po.
sure that it is in
Jernando Po the labour is needed, as our
There is a risk
papers
show.
introducing yellow fever into the last
of
with returning wolies as
G
Day
we don't know enough about 4.7.
that it is impossible.
In refering to 7.0.
w.africa
we might call attention to our
cone (4020/18)
J.E.W. Ford
27.7.
Also I do not like the idea of introducing Chinese in w.africa.
the G. Coast mines wished to do so
before
the war
g we
Eine
of
had to stop it.
There are
objections.
many
The proposal orems to be
from every conceivable point of
objectionable
view
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