COLY.
†2981/2-1/10
WAICH IA OPU
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
NANKING
December 2, 1936.
Dear Sir Hughe,
I take the liberty of addressing you on the
subject of the status of Chinese residents in the Kowloon
City. First of all, allow me to refer to Dr. Lo Gen-kan'ı
note to Sir Miles Lampson dated July 27, 1933, the latter's
reply dated August 6, 1938, Mr. Wang Ching-wei's telegram
to Sir Alexander Cadogan dated June 26, 1934, the British
Legation's memorandum dated August 14, 1934, the Ministry's
memorandum dated September 7, 1934, Sir Alexander's note to
kr. Wang dated August 5, 1935, General Chang Chun's note to
Your Excellency dated October 26, 1936, and the Ministry's
memorandum dated November 28, 1936, all bearing on the
unpleasant arising out of the compulsory measures adopted
by the Hongkong Government for the removal of Chinese
residents from the Kowloon City.
It was stated by your predecessor, Sir Alexander
Cadogan, that the Governor of Hongkong had not issued any
notice setting a time limit for the evacuation of the in-
habitante in question, that he had merely communicated to
them the terms of a generous offer which was accepted by them,
and that there was no question of breach of treaty stipulatim
I am constrained to point out to you that these
Setting
statements do not tally fully with the actual facts.
aside the question of the time limits fixed earlier by the
His Excellency
Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen,
British Embassy,
Nanking.
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