C. O.
Mr. Rogers 2/ 12.37.
Mr.
Gent
Mr.
Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
53868,57 Hong Kong.
5.70
Downing Street,
18
3
December, 1967.
1938
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
sir,
With reference to the despatch
DRAFT.
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
(3)
1 rom H.M.Ambassador, Peking, of the 17tn
FOREIGN OFFICE.
of September enclosing copies of
FURTHER ACTION.
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to me
Beygir After defalich
Shimits
Copy & Gus eff conf
straile
S.S.
ref despatch from the Causal to the Coe. Sell (end 2)02) (cal/e7
what want to
Gut Fee HK)
correspondence with H.M. Consul, Swatow,
regarding the Chinese regulations
governing the recruitment of labour for
abroad, I am etc. to state, for the
information of Mr. Secretary Eden, that
it appears to him that these rules are
open to objection in that they purport
claim for
for
to give to the Consul in China in the
a
locality concerned the right of
investigation and adjudication in foreign
territory.
Loweren
2. In the circumstances, warefanes
the S. of S. does not at the moment
propose
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