CO129-533-11 Protection of Anglo-Chinese in China 21-2-1931 - 22-9-1931 — Page 49

C. O.

Mr. Caine.

Mr.

Mr.

2/11/31.

Cowell 3

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir G. Grindle.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

A

DRAFT,

C. J. ORDE ESQ.

צר

9/ug lamem (110)

3-NOV

(10)

82791/1931. Hong Kong.

Downing Street,

-4 November, 1931.

Ausd. 10.

wo

92089/32 Series

Quarto for Mr. Cowell's signature

Dear Orde,

I have taken over the

Eastern Dept. on Ellis' retirement

and am now writing to you in

connection with F.0. letter,

F. 4600/239/10 of the 6th of Octobr

about the status of British bona

subjects and British protected

persons of Chinese race in Malaya.

We note what you say about

the possibility that the Chinese

Govt. may be justified in requiring

these people to take out Chinese

passports in order to travel to

China.

We gather, however,

that

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