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FOREIGN OFFICE

Lay 26th, 1915

London.

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Sir:-

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I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to trans-

mit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of state

for the Colonies, the accompanying copy of a letter

which has been communicated by ir. Anderson, Chairman

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of the China Association, stating that in the course

of the liquidation by British firs of German houses

in Hongkong, it has transpired that there is some

ground for believing that a German state-aided Finan-

cial Trust is behind certain prominent German houses

for the sole purpose of ousting commerce at all costs

from the hunds of British merchants,

This report if founded would have considerable

bearing on the question now before His Majesty's Govern-

ment of further restricting commercial intercourse in

Chins between British and enemy subjects, and in the

circumstances

The Under Secretary of State

Colonial Office.