CO129-507-1 Proposal to dispose of Boxer Indemnity funds- claim by Hong Kong university 21-12-1927 - 24-7-1928 — Page 81

Mr. Caine 20

20/11

Mr. Bechert 20

Mr. Ellis 20

Mr. Bottomley.

Sir E. Harding.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

× Sir G. Grindle, 20

Sir C. Davis.

Sir S. Wilson."

× Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

Lord Lovat.

8/1/1/28

21/11/28

52708/28. H.K.

Attached for record

m'view

of

For Mr. Amery's signature.

Check in new off for sh

& Mr. Amery. Check

Cath as Fo.

DRAFT. Cusan

See s. ofS's mesimese of 19/11

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLA IN.

Jmu

Downing Street,

81

November, 1928.

I was very surprised to

K.G., M.P..

discover from the memorandum

?

a to hard Cushenden

ifseur before Ein H.C.

has actually taken wer.

Sir V. Wilson

We do not find the telegrams in the FO. prints which The Private Secretaries still have

-

But typed copies of telegrams are circulatit as

well as prints. I presceme The S. JJ. is solisfied that the

telegrams

have not been

circulated to the Cabinet by Lord

Cushendun on the 13th of Novr.,

that the F.0. have been exchanging

telegrams with Peking about the

Boxer Indemnity since September

keeping my department

without saying

fully informed of what was

lonial Office.

Jalis on.

personal

You know the interest

I have always taken in this matter

in view of the strong claims of the.

Hong Kong University.

You will

remember

arcalated to him personally if not, the draft had hechoss