CO129-503-4 Robert Ho Fung- Honorary cadet at Royal Military Academy- Woolwich- renunciation of British nationality 20-5-1924 - 12-12-1927 — Page 50

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S. D. 3.,

War Office,

Whitehall,

S.W.1.

254 January, 1927.

Dear Mr. Ellis,

Mr. Widdows has asked me to reply to your letter (C.F.21272/1926) of 11th December with regard to Mr. Ho Tung, a cadet at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

So far The

Honorary Cadets are young men of foreign nationality whom we admit to the Cadet Colleges under special arrangement and who pay a special fee. they have included Iranis, Egyptians and Siamese. question of their admission is discussed between this Office and the Colonial Office, in the case of Iregis; and the Foreign Office with regard to Egyptians and Siamese.

These Honorary Cadets, if not accepted by would receive their instruction at the hands of the French, or some other foreign power.

With regard to the individual case of Ho Tung, the history is as follows:-

A copy of a letter from Sir Robert Ho Tung to the Rt. Hon. J.H.Thomas was forwarded by Mr. Hankinson of the Colonial Office to the Secretary of State on 22nd May 1924. This letter requested that Sir Robert's son should be admitted to one of the British Military Colleges. The matter was referred to the various branches in this building and on 16th June 1924,

Mr. Hankinson was informed that the War Office would be willing to accept Sir Robert's son.

We have now decided to allow Ho Tung to do an attachment with a unit of the Tank Corps.

V. D. Ellis, Esq., C.M.G.

Yours smeerdy

To Delahaye

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