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sir,
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MALAYAN COLLIERIES, LIMITED
KUALA LUMPUR
14th June, 1937.
Ve have the honour to advise you that we have permit from the F. M. 8. Govemment to bring into the country two hundred experienced Chinese Underground miners.
2. To act on our behalf for the purpose of selecting and bringing back suitable men, we are sending Mr. Chong Kin Woon who has been well known to us for the past thirty years and in whom we have confidence that he will do his best to obtain suitable men for our purpose.
3. Mr. Chong Kin Woon is a native of the Prefecture of Ka-Yin-Chu, Province of Kwong Tung and it is in this Prefecture that he proposes to recruit the man.
4. When the men have been gathered together we are particularly anxious that they should not be delayed at the port of embarkation, and we shall be much obliged if you will assist us by facilitating Mr. Chong Kin Woon's task should he ask your assistance.
5. In further support of Mr. Chong Kin Woon, we propose to ask the Chinese Consul here and the Protector of Chinese, Selangor, to signify their approval of our request.
6. Will you please accept our thanks for any assistance that you may be able to render.
We have the honour to be,
sir,
Your obedient servants,
MALAYAN COLLIERIES, LTD.
J.A.Russell & Co., Ltd.,
(Signature illegible)
Director General Managers.
The British Consul, SVATOV.
The above is correct
(Signature illegible)
Seal of the Protector of Chinese
Selangor and Pahang
14th June,1957.