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of British commerce and causes injury to British interests in

general.

I am one of many who have been subjected to the

same treatment, though the British consul general, Mr. Drummond

Hogg, is always appealed to on these occasions, and he does ell

he can in our favour on each occasion.

Meanwhile a great loss of time, money and dignity

has been suffered, much friction and 111-feeling been caused

by this high handed and really abusive action.

Considering the frequency of these incidents, which

create on the part of the French officials in Indo-Ching a

breach of international etiquette, and a gross insult to the

high immunity afforded by the protection of a British passport,

I beg Your Excellency to give the British consul at Saigon the

necessary instructions, enabling him to cope with this

delicete but very important question, importent inasmuch as it

is an attempt to make a breach in the immunity and I might

say the sanctuary afforded by a British passport to a British

subject.

I may give,

Begging Your Excellency's pardon for any trouble

I beg Your Excellency etc.

K.G.Lau.

(Signed)