CO129-477 - Public Offices - 1922 — Page 256

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GENERAL POST OFFICE,

LONDON, 8.0.1.

June 7th, 1922.

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With reference to your letter of the 26th, ultimo on the subject of the withdrawal of the British Postal Agencies in China, 1 am directed by the Postmaster General to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that detailed instructions were given to the Postmaster General of Hong Kong in a letter dated the 24th, of March last as to the procedure to be followed if and when the Agena ies

Copies A copy of that letter is enclosed, are withdrawn,

are also enclosed of a telegram received from Shanghai in March last and of the reply sent.

the

It is considered that, with these instructions, Postmaster General of Hong Kong, should be able to arrange all the details of the withdrawal without the intervention of His Majesty's Minister at Peking except in the single

As mentioned in the matter of the transfer of the staff. Font office letter of the 6th, of March last, the Jostmaster General will be glad of the intervention of His Majesty's Minister in order to obtain from the Chinese Government an assurance that the staff which is taken over by the Chinese Post Office will not be required to serve outside their

Province,

In connection with the definite instructions which will have to be given, the Postmaster General will be glad to be informed as soon as possible whether it may be regarded as finally settled that the agencies are to be withdrawn

and/

The Under Secretary of State,