CO129-507-1 Proposal to dispose of Boxer Indemnity funds- claim by Hong Kong university 21-12-1927 - 24-7-1928 — Page 104

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This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be

returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]

(F.3591/6/10).

TO CHINA.

Code telegram to Sir M. Lampson. (Peking).

Foreign Office.

No. 170. (R).

14th July, 1928. 4.00.p.m.

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Your telegram No. 638 (Boxer Indemnity).

In reply to question in Parliament on July 4th

as to what action would be taken to carry out the recommendations of the Indemnity Committee, I made following reply. Begins:-

His Majesty's Government desire to carry out the recommendations of the Buxton Committee, and to pass as soon as possible the legislation required for put- ting them into effect by the creation of a Board of

Trustees to be established in China.

They regret the

But this has not

prolonged delay which has occurred.

been due to any change of policy or lack of interest in the question on their part. They have been pre- vented from taking the necessary action solely by the continued uncertainty of the conditions prevailing in China. Neither the proposals of the Advisory Commit- tee nor their financial stability have been thereby prejudiced in any way. The Advisory Committee is

still in being, and its proposals can be carried into

effect as soon as the necessary amending Act 18 pas-

sed.

In the meanwhile the Advisory Committee have been examining the situation and considering whether, in

anticipation of the passing of the amending Act,

there....