CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 795

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COPY.

RECED.

(N 13222/6360/15).

Public Trustee Office,"

Kingsway,

London. W.0.2.

November 30th, 1921.

Trading with the Enemy.

Reference.

S.c.10809.

791

Sir,

I am directed by the Custodian to acknowledge the

receipt of your letter of the 21st instant (reference

N. 12572/6360/15) enclosing copies of correspondence

relative to the release of a sum of money belonging to Mr.

B.F.A. Albrechtsen who has opted for Danish nationality.

The Custodian observes that the Governor of Hong-

kong was instructed by the Colonial Office to release Mr.

Albrechtsen's property, which is now stated to be held by

the London Office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation.

With regard to the last paragraph of your letter,

I am to state that at a recent meeting of the Treaty

Execution Committee, it was decided that only in those cases

where persons resident in German territory, which under the

Treaty of Peace passes to another country who, ipso facto,

acquired Allied or Neutral nationality should have their

property released, and such release should not extend to

persons who, on the 10th January 1920, were German nationals

but who had the right to opt for their nationality.

The practice, as stated in paragraph 3 of the

Colonial Office letter of the 12th instant, is therefore

quite correct.

ne Under Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

S.7.1.

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