CO129-496 - Public Offices - 1926 — Page 135

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I have the honour to asknowledge the receipt

of your langatok 20. ¿7 (7 5944/8964;10) of the 14th

Jumary last raqunating that a report might be furnishet

an a suggestion mode by Sir Rogimić stubba in Doveber

1986 that British subjects in Britisk Consonnions in

China might be salled upon to pay some form of tax or

zete the prvoseda of which would be appropriated to

ingrossing the garrison of Hongkong »

4. 30 far as I na awazo ne troops frên Kêngkong

have been onlled upon to afford assistance during the

present sontury to any British Comeoncion in Chian, with

ško exoept iams of shamsen (1988), Hosikow (1911) w shanghai (1900), and I am confident that British subjesta

ia Chian sould not be brought by wrguments based on the

proteesien they receive frea 11, te neknowledge say

special obligation to attribute towards the maizta nanes

or increase of the colonial garrison. They woulé, however,

be the first to admit the vital importance to themselves

of the presence of British moval forses in Chinese vetare, and might well noquianus in any reasombie nekome of taxation

Which WAS zapresentaŭ to them as a subvention to the sost of

the Bavy.

At the prouseds of such a tax alght be set #EE

against the sort se kia linjanky's Treasury of strengthening

the garrison of Bengkong, it would purbaşa be desirable to

TÄNADAL Junk adu LIBY

Right Kesourable

dir Austen Chamberlain, 2.C., Kato,

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