COFY.
No. 23 (1243/1923)
NLS 1/3: ALR
sir,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG
11th March, 1930.
102
(3)
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your despatch No. 11 (1/520), dated 30th January, containing
a reference to the despatch No. 1794 (6/520) to the Foreign
office, a copy of which accompanied your note of 16th Deo-
amber, 1929. I desire to express my regret at the inconven-
ience caused by the erroneous forwarding to your address of
Sir Cecil Clementi's letter to His Majesty's Consul-General,
Canton. I have to thank you for returning the letter, which
has now been sent to the Consul-General, Canton, for such
action as he may feel able to take in the matter.
2.
I would explain that the course adopted in ap-
proaching the Canton authorities direct was suggested in a
telegram from the Colonial Office dated 15th June, 1929,
on the subject of the inclusion of these claims for payment
from the Boxer Indemnity funds. The last paragraph of
that telegram reads as follows:-
3.
"I would suggest that, if you consider any satis-
factory settlement is likely to be reached, you should
request His Majesty's Minister to take up the matter
independently with the Chinese Government.
however, prefer to take it up again first with the
provincial government at Canton."
You may,
According to the signed oopy of the Working Agree-
ment which is on file here the article quoted in the fourth
His Britannic Majesty's Minister,
PEKING.
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