CO129-517-1 Administration and function of Chinese Maritime customs- prevention of smuggling across Chinese frontiers 7-2-1929 - 15-11-1929 — Page 152

on

In any further communication

No.

subject, please quote

and address—

3518/52/10

not to any person by name,

to-

The Under-Secretary of State.”

Foreign Office,

London, S.W. 1.

Sir,

RECEIVED 23 JUL 1929 COL.OFFICE

lo

FOREIGN OFFICE.

S.W.1.

159

22nd July, 1929.

I am directed by Mr. Secretary Henderson to refer

to the despatch from the Governor of Hongkong dated

31st May, copy of which was enclosed in Colonial Office letter No. 62720/29 of the 11th July, on the subject

of the Foreign Inspectorate of the Chinese Maritime

Customs. I am to enclose, to be laid before Lord

Passfield, the accompanying copies of a letter from Mr.

Maze dated April 6th last, with enclosure on the same

subject, which was communicated to the Foreign Office

by Mr. Stephenson. I am to suggest that a copy of Mr.

Maze's letter might be communicated to Sir Cecil

Clementi for his confidential information.

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am,

sir,

Your obedient Servant,

George Moansey.