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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

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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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