CO129-534-1 Issue of travel certificates to Chinese 4-3-1931 - 7-3-1932 — Page 15

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In any further communication on

this subject, please quote

No. T 8844/1613/378

and address,

but to-

not to any person by name,

"The Under-Secretary of State," Foreign Office,

London, S. W. 1.

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FOREIGN OFFICE.

S.W.1.

23rd July, 1931.

With reference to your letter No.82797/31

3. of March 21st last, I am directed by Mr. Secretary

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Henderson to transmit to you herewith, to be laid before

Lord Passfield, copy of a despatch from His Majesty's

Minister in Peking concerning the desirability of

granting British passports to persons of Chinese race

born in Hong Kong.

2. Mr. Henderson concurs in the views expressed

in the letter from the Home Office to your Department

of the 11th March and by Sir M. Lampson, and considers

that it would be preferable to make no change in the

existing practice.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Qund (8)

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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