CO537-3707 — Page 249

TRANSLATION

Letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. ang Shih-chich to Sir Ralph Stevenson.

Dated 3rd March 1948

Unnumbered

My dear Ambassador,

With reference to Your Excellenay's letter of the,

23rd February 1448 stating that according to a report

[received by the Embassy the magistrate of Fo-on histrict in

Kwangtung Province sent a representatives to Kowloon City

to encourage the inhabitants to rebuild t:eir dwellings,

and requesting that instructions be issued immediately for

these activities to cease, and Your xcellency's further letter

of the 25th February stating that on the 21st February 1948

representatives were sent from Fo-on District to persuade

the inhabitants of Kowloon city not to re-erect their wooden

huts, I have the honour to state that on receipt of Your

Excellency'a letter of the 23rd February & telegram saß

despatched asking for details.

Successive telegraphic

replies have been received from the Chairman of the Kwangt ng

Provincial Government, Dr. T.V. Soong and this Ministry's

Special Commissioner for Kwangting and Kwangsi r. T... awok,

stating that the representatives were sent by the magistrate

of on District to deal with the relief of the inhabitants

and to advise them quietly to await a diplomatic settlement,

and no encouragement was given to them to rebuild their

dwellings.

Yours sincerely,

(signed)

WANG 3HIA-CHIER.

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