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