C. O.

Mr. Rogers 17/VI.

Mr. Gent. 17

Mr.

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

ifs.

53552/3. Hong Kong.

CONFIDENTIAL

Aurd (19)

18tre.

Downing Street,

24

R

C.O.

18 JÚN

D 19 D.

June, 1937.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

(12)

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE

FOREIGN OFFICE.

Chuse claim

to gumication in

walled city"

the

I Kowloon.

FURTHER ACTION.

(13)

Copy this, (12), (13

1

&(14) to War Office

conf. 17. el (14)

on

33744/34 Hay Kany

present

(21)

to wo

Llog

Sir,

I am directed by

Mr.Secretary Ormsby Gore to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter No.F.2490/

221/10 of the 10th of May, enclosing a

copy of a telegram (No.12 of the 29th

of April) from His Majesty's Ambassador

in China regarding the, exoriation of

Chinese mojerty in Foxboon.

2.

Mr.Ormsby Gore is of the

opinion that it would be quite

impracticable to contemplate the

admission of Chinese jurisdiction in

the City of Kowloon on in any part of

the New Territories.

The creation of

a foreign enclave in the i

ship

tow

own would involve considerable

interference with administration, which

would prove most embarrassing

Frost

JHK.

to th

Igpgi port men as kowleen.

Weihaiwei

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