c. o.

Greut

Mr. Teut 30.11 Mr. Cowell 1.12

Mr.

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

53551/36 Hong Kong

10

For the S. of S.'s signature.

X 1/121/36 Rund

Sir J. Shackburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

X

Secretary of State.

1/X11

Lor 2.12.

DRAFT. for conson.

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Confidential.

Downing Street,

3rd December, 1936.

28

A.CREECH JONES, ESQ., M.P.

Memorandum and encl. from I.T.Fed.

adjoining No. 3 on file

(Keep copy)

Dear Creech Jones,

I wrote to you on the

3rd of November to say that I

expected soon to receive the

Governor's reply to my despatch

about the Chinese Seamen's Union

and its claim to recognition in

Hong Kong. The memorandum which

you left with me is enclosed herewith.

The dushabah from H. K

I has now reached me and

FURTHER ACTION.

Attache the

I learn from it that there are in

the Colony two important Unions of

stevedores and cargo workers, a

mechanics' Union of dockyard workers,

and a lightermen's Union. There

is

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