13HAG
appiounce to
approval of the Chinese Government has been
made.
5.
As regards those who are not in fact
soldiers and who can be considered as having
civilian status and as being no more than
distressed Chinese subjects, these we consider
constitute a separate problem altogether and
they should be separated out from the soldiers.
This would facilitate their treatment as
civilians and in this capacity, 1.0., as
civilians or refugees we consider there would
be no objection to their going to Formosa if they agree
through the medium of . Tung Wah Hospital if
6
this can be arranged. It would, however, be
essential to separate the two categories as
афрички
soon as possible so that the approval by Peking
can be made with respect to the
soldiers only,
urgently"
Please inform Peking of the numbers
Chat D'AHous
of soldiers concerned so that H.M..A. can
make the necessary approach.
7.
J MAI
(
sel
(soja (1)
(Peking tel 365 para 3)
repeated as my til No 581.
see
As regards para 5 above please sus Tamsus's despatch
No 29 of 24" February copred to
*
you.
дл
new
of possible
difficulty
advised of any arrangements you
intend to make
in Formoser please kup consul Tamsui
non soldiers,
regarding non s
;་
(14)
öj 67 gandeira