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No. CONFIDENTIAL.

AIR MAIL.

Copies to:-

B.E. at Shanghai. B.E.Peking. No. 32. B.E.Tokyo.

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15th December, 1937.

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I have the honour to inform you that it has come to

my knowledge that an organization has been set up in Hong Kong

under the chairmanship of Sir Shouson Chow for the purpose of

promoting locally the sale of Chinese Government "National

Salvation" Bonds. The local organization, which is styled

the "National Bonds Subscriptions Branch Society" has, I

understand, a parent body in China, the head of which is, or

was, Mr. T. V. Soong, and it is further understood that Sir

Shouson Chow was formally appointed Chairman of the local

branch by that body.

2. I am advised that the international law and practice

on the subject are as set out on page 566 of Volume 2 of

Oppenheim's International Law, fourth edition, but whatever

authority or precedents may exist for raising no objection to the existence of this local organization, I consider that it

is politically undesirable that a Hong Kong resident and

particularly a British subject of Sir Shouson Chow's status

should accept an appointment of this kind from a Chinese

official source.

3.

I have accordingly caused Sir Shouson to be informed

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

W.G.A. ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,

&c.

&C.,

&C.,

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