CO129-518-3 Proposals to hold periodical conferences between principal British authorities in China- and the government in... 13-8-1929 - 31-12-1929 — Page 17

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Hong Phong.

3.

Government Honse.

but said that circumstances might prevent him from

sending his Chine se Secretary, Ir. Teichman, to

Hong Kong.

Eventually it was arranged by Sir Hugh

Clifford to send the Secretaries for Chinese Affairs

of lalaya and the Straits to Hong Kong this month,

and the first of these conferences will take place

next week and the week after. Sir Miles has, however,

telegraphed to me that he cannot at present spare

r. Teichman, but that instead ir. G. 3. Moss, the

acting Consul General at Canton, has been authorized

by him to attend. Sir Miles would have preferred

this year's meeting to take place in Shanghai; but

I feel very strongly that the value of these meetings

to the Governments of Hong Kong, the Straits and

Malaya, would be much impaired if they were not held

in this Colony, and I have given my reasons for this

in my enclosed letter to Sir Miles.

I hope very much that you may be able to give

me your support in this matter, and also to enlist

the support of the Foreign Office. It is not that I

am in any way reluctant myself to visit Peking or

Nanking. I should thoroughly enjoy the opportunity

of doing so; and I should be grateful to you if

general authority could be given to the Governor of

Hong Kong to visit His Fajesty's Minister at Feking,

Nanking or elsewhere whenever opportunity offers,