2.
You will note that he is appointed "Consul for the Island of Formosa and
its dependencies", From this it is clear that Taipei, under whatever
form of govern- ment at whatever level, falls within Mr. Bray's purview.
No extra Letter of Appointment is therefore needed.
13.
The letter sent to Mr. Bray with the Letter of Appointment does not
instruct him to obtain any exequatur from the Government to which he is
accredited, Personnel Department inform me that previous Consuls have
merely given the name of their successor to the Governor of Formosa
before that successor's arrival and that no form of accreditation has
previously been given.
4. I suggest that under these circumstances all that it is necessary for
Mr. Bray to do is to inform the Mayor of Taipei of his status as Consul
for the Island of Formosa and its dependencies and that his place of
residence is Tarsui.
5.
I attach a draft letter to Mr. Bray.
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Mr. Bray. What I had
in my
minute
of
you
mind
30 June
was
the domment seeking Formosan agreement to Mr. Gray's appointment, i.e.
the
"external" document.
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ELIZABETH R.
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ELIZABETH the Second, by the Grace of God of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her
other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth,
Defender of the Faith, &c., &c., &c.
To all and singular to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!
WHEREAS We have thought it necessary for the encouragement
of Our Subjects trading to the Far East to appoint a Consul
for the Island of Formosa and its dependencies, to reside
at Tansui,
to take care of the affairs of Our said Subjects, and to aid and
assist them in all their lawful and mercantile concerns. NOW
KNOW YE that WE, reposing especial trust and confidence in
the discretion and faithfulness of Our Trusty and Well-beloved
Raymond John Bray, Esquire,
have nominated, constituted, and appointed, as We do by these
Presents nominate, constitute. and appoint him, the said
to be Our
Raymond John Bray
Consul
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for the Consular:
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Island of Formosa and its dependencies, to reside "District sjovezaniły
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at Tamsui an aforesaid;
hereby giving and granting unto him full power and authority
by all lawful means to aid and protect Our Merchants and
others Our Subjects, who may trade with or visit or reside
within his Consular District as aforesaid, and also to appoint
Vice-Consuls at such Ports and Places within his Consular
District as may be necessary for the better protection of Our
Subjects trading with, visiting, or residing at all such Ports
or Places. TO HAVE and TO HOLD the said Office during
Our pleasure with all the rights, privileges, and immunities
thereunto appertaining.
AND We do hereby strictly enjoin and require all Our
Subjects to take due notice of this Our Commission, and yield
obedience thereto.
GIVEN at Our Court of Saint James's, the Second
day of February
in the
Fifteenth
One thousand nine hundred and Sixty-seven,
year of Our Reign.
By Her Majesty's Command.
(Countersigned) GEORGE PROWA,
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Mr. Anderson (Lefel Gythins)
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see letter from Tamser (folio 8).
know the position of the Consul in
he is accredited is
the harnicial Authorities
on
Somoza and
not
Chuna,
which we
do not recognise.
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As
to the govemment of the "Republic of
сво
Munapality of Taipei is about to be remord
from the jurisdiction of
authorities and
and
The provincial
the Mayor of Tecipei will
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Bituch population in Formora
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The Mayor is to have the same
The Mayor status as the Governor.
is not the Government of Ching which we do not recognise
2. If the above is right, then, sinal
recognition
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intention
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the consul
to accoediting the
The terms of accreditation should be
carefully drawn so that they could not
be construed as
to recognise
indicating an intention.
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Tamur.?
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2.
Your letter 1013 of 19 June.
No objection to your attendance at the ceremony.
We agree you should await an approach on accreditation. Meanwhile, we
are considering the question.
SOSPA
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Mr. Bolland
Please see top letter inside. As from
1 July the municipality of Taipei will be under the direct jurisdiction
of the executive YUAN and so outside the control of the Governor of
Formosa. The Mayor of Taipei will have com- prable status to the
Governor and the writ of the provincial authorities will no longer run
in the municipality of Taipei. This would mean that our representatives
in Formosa, while accredited to the provincial authorities, would no
longer have any standing within the municipality of Taipei where most of
the British subjects in Formosa live. The inauguration of the present
Mayor of Taipei, Mr. Henry Kao, as mayor of the larger and autonomous
municipality is scheduled for the morning of 1 July and Mr. Bray will,
unless instructed to the contrary by telegram, attend the ceremony.
2.
Before we can take steps to "accredit"
Mr. Bray to the Mayor of Taipei as well as to the Governor of Formosa we
must clearly await an approach from the provincial authorities. It would
however be embarrassing if Mr. Bray had attended an inauguration
ceremony and was not subsequently accredited to the municipality.
3. Since the status of the Mayor of Taipei will from 1 July be
equivalent to the Governor of Formosa I think we should accept that Mr.
Bray be concurrently accredited to the municipality and that he should
therefore attend the inauguration ceremony.
4. I attach a draft telegram.
5.
Protocal Dyrt claim that at this stage, they
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BRITISH CONSULATE,
TAYSUI,
19 June, 1967.
26hri
(1013)
Jehun,
According to the ("Nationalist") China Year Book 1966-1967, "China has
thirty-five provinces, twelve special municipalities under the direct
jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan, one special administrative district
and two territories". Hitherto, the whole of Formosa has constituted a
single province whose policy-making body has been, and still is, the
Taiwan Provincial Government Council consisting of 21 members selected
by the Executive Yuan of the central authorities and appointed by order
of President Chiang Kai-shek. The Provincial Governor, also appointed by
the President, is ex-officio Chairman of the Provincial Council.
2. The position is shortly to be changed. From 1 July Taipei will be a
special municipality under the direct jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan
and thus outside the control of the Governor of Formosa. That is, the
Mayor of Taipei will have comparable status to the Governor, and the
latter's writ will not run in the new and enlarged special municipality
of Taipei.
3.
I
This raises interesting points about my position here. have formal
dealings only with the Governor, but from 1 July he will have no control
over the special municipality of Taipei, where most of the British
subjects live. The point has obviously occurred to the authorities here
since, at a recent social occasion, the Mayor of Taipei told me that I
might be dealing with him direct on matters affecting British interests
in Taipei. He said that discussions about this were still going on. At
this point I might mention that only one other consular officer, my
Malaysian colleague, would be affected. The South African
Consulate-General deals direct with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as
does the honorary Belgian Consul-General.
4. Presumably we should wait an approach from the provincial authorities
before taking any steps to "accredit" me to the Mayor of Taipei as well
as to the Governor of Formosa, but I think we should let you know what
is in the wind so that you can give some thought to the matter.
5. From a personal point of view I would welcome a direct link with the
Mayor, Mr. Henry Lee. As the elected representative of the present
municipality I have considered that he is the proper contact for me. I
called on him when I arrived in February and
/he
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Far Eastern Department,
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he and his wife have entertained my wife and me in his official and
private houses. He has been in ours, including a lengthy attendance at
the Queen's Birthday Party recently, and we meet and converse regularly
and affably at social functions. One effect of the change of Taipei's
status, however, is that the Mayor will no longer be elected, but
appointed by the President, It must have been tempting for the central
authorities to appoint a mainlander as the first incumbent, but Mr. Kao,
Formosan born and Japanese educated, is a popular man with his fellow
Formosans and with the international community, and has been nominated
by the President as the first holder of the new office. He is to be
inaugurated at a ceremony to be held in the City Hall on the morning of
1 July. According to press reports more than 2,000 persons will be
invited to the ceremony "including top officials of the central
government, members of the foreign diplomatic corps, military and civic
leaders and officials from the Provincial Government of the ruling
party, i.e. the Kuomintang". I do not know whether I shall be invited to
the ceremony. If I am I would propose to attend unless I hear from you
to the contrary by telegram. As I think you will agree, although the