CO129-523-4 China- protection of Anglo-Chinese 13-11-1929 - 10-1-1931 — Page 117

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Copy to:-

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

Peking No. 6.

HONG KONG

9th January, 1930.

Canton No. 6.

Singapore.

30014/27. (39)

52710/28

(37) 62710728. (35)

My Lord,

I have the honour to invite Your

Lordship's attention to my secret despatch, dated the 1st of October, 1927, to Mr. W.T. Southorn's despatch, secret (3) dated the 23rd of November, 1928, and to Sir Miles Lampson's despatch to the

4 Foreign Office, No.138 of the 16th of September, 1929, on the subject of the protection of British subjects of Chinese race in China, and to inform Your Lordship that I took advantage of the visit to

Hong Kong of Mr. A.M. Goodman, Secretary for Chinese Affairs at Singapore, Mr. P.T. Allen, Secretary for Chinese Affairs of the Federated Malay States, and Mr. C.S. Moss, His Majesty's

Consul-General at Canton, to arrange for a

discussion on this subject between them and

Mr. E.R. Hallifax, Secretary for Chinese Affairs

in this Colony. The conference was held on the 13th of November, 1929, after all members had had

access to the relevant documents, and I attach a

verbatim

copy to F.0.6.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD PASSFIELD,

&c.,

&c.

&c.,