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H.B.M.CONSULATE-GENERAL,
SAIGON, COCHIN-CHINA.
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April 16th 1923,
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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your do patch N°4 (T2673/2673/317) dated the 12th March list contai - ning onpy of a letter addressed to His Majesty '■ Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by Mr. F,C,LAU of Saigon formula- ting a complaint against the French authoritios of Saigon their treatment of Chinose immigrate.
The question involved in this matter is one of race any not ustionality. Every person who arrives at Saigon is obli ged to prosɑit himself before the amper authorities in oz- der that certain foralitics may be completed, with this dif farmide, however, that Bumpovis are dealt with by the Servi ca de la Bûrató (Pelios), and Asistios (irrespective of nas tionality) by the Service de l'Immigration, The regulations - Covoming immigration into the Colony are procisa on this point, wid the authorities make no exception, nor do they transfer into the Europœmı" class an Asiatic of good social standing moraly because he has been educated on uropos links Thơ, therefore, Er LAU ɑsys in his letter that the Franch authorities refused to racemiss him as a British subject aid trosted him as a Chinese subject, what he movie is that they refused to reappisg him as a Furopean and spplied to him the ragulations to which are subject all asiatics wither distinction of nationality or social stoiding. Unfortunatol;
Right Honourable
Tarl Curzon of Kedleston „E. •
His Majesty'■ Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Of fios,
LONDON, S.VI.
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