C. O.
Mr. Caine.
Mr.
Mr.
2/11/31.
Cowell 3
Mr. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Sir G. Grindle.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
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DRAFT,
C. J. ORDE ESQ.
צר
9/ug lamem (110)
3-NOV
(10)
82791/1931. Hong Kong.
Downing Street,
-4 November, 1931.
Ausd. 10.
wo
92089/32 Series
Quarto for Mr. Cowell's signature
Dear Orde,
I have taken over the
Eastern Dept. on Ellis' retirement
and am now writing to you in
connection with F.0. letter,
F. 4600/239/10 of the 6th of Octobr
about the status of British bona
subjects and British protected
persons of Chinese race in Malaya.
We note what you say about
the possibility that the Chinese
Govt. may be justified in requiring
these people to take out Chinese
passports in order to travel to
China.
We gather, however,
that
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