CO129-518-9 The Mui-Tsai question- printed papers relating to the system 20-9-1929 - 1-11-1929 — Page 62

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In any further communication on this subject, please quote

No.

♫ 4800/671/10

and address-

not to any person by name,

but to-

"The Under-Secretary of State."

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

2

Sir,

596

FOREIGN OFFICE.

S.W.1.

8th October, 1929.

With reference to Colonial Office letter No. 62899/29

of the 20th ultimo, enclosing a proof copy of the proposed

White Paper relative to the ui-Tsai question, I am directed

by Mr. Secretary Henderson to suggest the desirability of

omitting the following passages:

(a) On page 32, the whole of the latter part of paragraph

6 after the words "be most unpopular".

(b) On page 34 in paragraph 3 the sentence "Moreover,

"it was quite clear

anti-opium medicine".

(c) On page 48 in paragraph 8, the sentence "They are

"intended to serve as a blind or to show to other countries

"that China is making a great progress in modern

"civilisation."

2.

Otherwise Mr. Henderson has no comments to make

on the proposed White Paper, and he does not consider that

it will be necessary for the matter to be discussed between

representatives of the Colonial Office and this department.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

CW. Orde

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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