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Sir,
RECEIVE.
17 FEB1933
COL. OFFIC
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG, 19th January, 1933.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your secret despatch of 27th October, 1932, on the subject of the enrolment of, and the grant of commissions to, foreign subjects in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, and to inform you that the enlistment of aliens in the Army Service Corps cadre up to fifty per cent of the
strength of the unit is considered satisfactory. It is
noted that commissions as officers in the Defence Corps
may not be granted to aliens.
2.
It has since been ascertained that the four
officers of the Portuguese companies previously stated to
be "local" Portuguese and therefore non-British subjects
are in fact British subjects. In the case of two of
them there is evidence of dual nationality, but the
Attorney General states that it is an accepted principle
that a person with dual nationality whilst within the
territory of one of his national states is treated as a
national of that State. I regret that the information concerning them given in my despatch No.165 of 31st
March, 1932, was incorrect.
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I have the honour to be,
Sir,
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
Your most obedient, humble servant,
SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,
Lotul
Governor, &c.
&c.,
&C.,
&c.
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