CO129-517-1 Administration and function of Chinese Maritime customs- prevention of smuggling across Chinese frontiers 7-2-1929 - 15-11-1929 — Page 26

(F 5327/52/10)

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FOREIGN OFFICE. S.W.1.

4th November, 1929.

Reydear Grindle.

I enclose copies of an exchange of telegrams

with Sir M. Lampson with regard to which an explanation

seems to be necessary.

The second paragraph of Sir M. Lampson's telegram

refers to what happened shortly after Mr. Maze's

appointment to the position of Inspector General of

Customs. In the early days of his tenure of that

office Mr. Maze initiated a practice of communicating

to the Foreign Office through Mr. Stephenson, the

representative of the Chinese Maritime Customs in London,

views and information which he thought it important to

bring to the attention of His Majesty's Government.

This of course was undesirable as we could not give

the matters in question proper consideration until they

had reached us through Sir M. Lampson with his observations.

Sir G.E.A. Grindle, K.C.M.G., C.B.

We/