CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916 — Page 80

No. 8 Causular

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Sir:

BRITISH BISJY,

WASHINGTON,

RES

78

Gamery 25,1916. 7317

J

I have the honour Porter to you

herewith copy of a note which I have received

from the United States Government relative to

the case of the British subject James Ryan,

alias James Poulton, who, recently deported on

the ground of having comitted a felony, was re-

fused landing at Hong Kong and was returned by

to authorities there to San francisco on the

same ateamer which had brought him to Hong

Kung.

The United States authorities request

that the authorities at Hong Kong may be authorised

to permit the landing of Ryan at that place in as

much as he is a British subject and was on the way

to Calcutta where he was born forty-eight years

280.

I shall be grateful if you will inform me

what reply you would wish me to return to the De-

partment of State.

I have the honour to be

with the highost respect.

sir.

your most obedient,

humble servent,

(SD)cecil Spring-Rice.

The Right Honourable

Sir E, Grey, Bart., K.G., M.P.,

etc., etc.. etc.