45.
To Foreign Office (12 ansd.)
16.
24. 6. 37.
To War Office (w/c 12 and encl. 13 and encll. 14 and
encll. and of 15) 30. 6. 37.
B/la Conf.
23.6.37.
observations
approving
Omit.
ink
0. A. G. Conf.
States buildings which it is desired to
remove. Proposes to take steps for evacuation of
remaining recalcitrants but not to withdraw offers
of compensation.
It seems ridiculous that the whole scheme
should be held up for the sake of four houses whose
owners have been offered what appears to me to be
quite adequate compensation.
While the general question of Chinese
jurisdiction is to be discussed with the Foreign Office
and War Office (see 15) I see no reason why the Hong
Kong Government should continue to hold up the slum
clearance scheme H. M. Ambassador, in spite of his
objections on general grounds, considered that to hold
up the scheme would be undesirable (see paragraph 3 of
10)7
? Copy despatch to Foreign Office, saying that
subject to their concurrence, the Secretary of State
(telegraph
proposes to agreeing
to agreeing to the proposal in paragraph 3 of
It is proposed that
the despatch/since while the general question of
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jurisdiction should be discussed, there appears
undesirable that the slum clearance scheme should be
held up by opposition of this na ture
مدرسیدوم
(*6)
(Signed) P. Rogers.
5. vii. 37.
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