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Olmsted and enquire about American plans for their own interests and citizens in Changhai
and other ports.
B. DAVID ON pointed out that the number of American internees in Shanghai was much
less than ours.
, Colonial Office, said that the
Colonial Office pressed strongly for special representation on the proposed liaison mission, with possibly a Hong Kong Civil Affairs officer
as a member,
MR. DAVIDSON enquired whether B ritish shipping would be available and MAJOR-GENERAL MONEY replied that the problem had not yet been gone into but he thought that it should be
possible to arrange shipping.
Otherwise,
JAR. O HUDDLE BAIN said that if the
Americans took Shangai they would probably arrange to ship the people to Manila. the onus of arrangements might fall upon us.
BR. DAVIDSON said that approximately six to seven thousand British subjects were involved altogether; most of them/in Shanghai but over
one thousand were in North China,
were
M. & TIDALE BERTRAM enquired what ruling we should apply in moving these people.
10. DAVIDSON said that in other countries
it had been decided that Asiatics should be left where they were. Me thought that of the
above some four to five thousand persons would probably require to be moved from China,
6 IN ALLA HOSSOP reminded the meeting
/that
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