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Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to
@ 676/221/10
1937
U.M. Ambassador Nanking.
December 2, 1936.
Dear sir Hughe,
I take the lib.rty 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 en-kan's note
to bir iles Lampson dated July 27, 1933, the latter's
reply dated August 6, 1933, 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
Mr. ang dated August 5, 1955, 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
inhabitants in question, that he had merely com.unicated to
them the terms of a generous ofier which was accepted by
them, and that there was no question of breach of treaty
stipulations.
Setting
I am constrained to point out to you that these
statements do not tally fully with the actual facts.
asiue the question of the time limits fixed earlier by the
His Excellency
Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen,
British Embassy,
Nanking.
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