CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924 — Page 368

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The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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man they have in mind for this work is the Rev. Ingust

Nagel, who has been a missionery in China since 1894.

He was a member of the Commission of the British and Foreign

Bible Society appointed to revise the Hakka Bible. If Mr

Nagel is for any reason unacceptable to the Hongkong

Goverment the Basel Society would be willing to substitute

another mi ss ionary. In the event of permission be ing

granted to the Basel Society to resume their work in Hong- kong they would make application to the Board of Trustees

for the use of their former property.

with the If there are any matters in connection return of the German missionaries to which the Hongkong Government attach importance, the Conference of Missionary Societies "ould be willing to bring them to the attention of the German societies and believe that these societies would be willing to conform to all reasonable requiremen ta

of the Government.

I am, Sir,

Your humble and obedient servant,

Etc. Olar....