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Sir,
7 OCT 939
53838/40/39
26.
FOREIGN OFFICE.
116
S.W.1.
6th October, 1939.
dolay yel
Why
With reference to the telegrams addressed by the
Governor of Hong Kong to His Majesty's Ambassador at Shanghai
Nos.115, 117 and 124 on the 26th and 29th September copies of
which have been communicated semi-officially by your
department, I am directed by Viscount Halifax to request you
to inform Mr. Secretary MacDonald that the Counsellor of
the Chinese Embassy called at this department on the 4th
October and requested that the Chinese Central Trust should
no longer be denied access to the premises leased by them
in Kowloon which were raided by the Hong Kong authorities
on the night of the 25th September.
2. According to Dr. Chen a number of important
documents had been seized during the raid and the offices
occupied with the result that Chinese officials employed
there had been unable to enter on the following morning,
nor had they been able to do so since. Dr. Chen stated
that among the papers seized were a large number of secret
documents which would be of great value to China's enemies
and he requested that the contents of these documents should
on no account be divulged to any unauthorised person.
Dr. Chen was informed that enquiries would be made.
3. Lord Halifax will be grateful if he may be informed
in due course what reply Mr. MacDonald considers should be
returned to the Chinese Embassy.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
R. Stone
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.