No.156 (322/1080/8)
Copied to:
Cantony No.68.
Foreign Office, No.273;
Ref. ✨mbassy deso. M,198 of 11/3/48.
TIM TERASIY
BANKING
5th AprLI, 1
Sir,
I have the honour to soknowledge the receipt of th memorandum from the Finistry of Poreign Affairs, B. Vat (37) Ou I 07264 of the 25th Harah ronizing to a roroot made to Your Exoollonay in my moto No.128 of the 14th sarah that Frisian mational at Cantom should be permitted to obtain duty free reslaocoments of ernoptial articles destroyed or damaged in the riots of the 16th Jamary. note that the Miniatry of Foreign Arroirs are prepared to sogan this concession to members of the staff of Tia Vajesty's Consulete-General hut that fired to other.
2. It would apooar that in taking this daolaten tho Chinese Goverment are prepared to grant little mry then what is already ooded by umal diplomatic practice, I accordingly wish to place record ay profond disapointœnt that the Chinese Government have boon unable to see their way to ring gataro of aympathy and rumration to those British nationals and firms who were amoned to derivation, lost and corima cersonal diadmfort and indeed badly aenger during the riots in question.
arandum referred to above
Into that the miniatry montions that the Ministry will send a separate reply regarding the results of inroatigation tato the areats of the 16th January. trust that this will be forthcoming very shortly since the delay on the part of the Chinese Government in initiating offootive Tour to receive and meet the Just olalas of British subjects osmmot but orezta an unfavourable impression,
I hope therefore that I any shortly be in a position to able to infors Ms Majesty's Government of concrete proposals to give effect to thw intention expressed in Your Excellency'a mte No. Ou 37/62016 of the 26th January to arrive at a settlement of this regrettable incident, the circumstances of which invite most genero::s
Tavall myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Exollonoy the assurance of ay highest onnaidoration.
His Szoellency
giniator for Foreign Affairas
Fenking
(SCD.) RALPR SZRINE
ENSON