Enclosure No.1.
91
TRANSLATION (LITERAL)
I beg respectfully to state that there is
an important matter which very much concerns my
Commander-in-Chief.
It was my original intention
to proceed to Hong Kong personally to submit a
request to Your Excellency, but I have been
prevented from so doing by my duties. I now
specially depute General Chan Heng-wan to wait.
upon Your Excellency to lay before you all details
on my behalf. I feel that in view of the sincere
friendship existing between Your Excellency and my Commander-in-Chief, you will gladly give the
desired assistance.
Respectfully communicated to
His Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of
Hong Kong.
Tang Shai-tseng.
(Seal)
March, 18th Year of the Republic of China.