CO129-536-2 Recruitment of Chinese labourers for Samoa 26-5-1931 - 29-1-1932 — Page 17

In any further communication on

this subject, please quote

No. W 12340/9736/52

and address,

but to--

not to any person by name,

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

London, S. W. 1.

Sir,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

S.W.1.

9th November, 1931.

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I am directed by Secretary Sir John Simon to acknowledge the receipt of the letter No. 82852/1931 3 of October 26th from your department regarding the

recruiting on behalf of British firms in Hongkong of Chinese labourers in China for service in Samoa and to transmit herewith, to be laid before Mr. Secretary Thomas, a copy of a despatch which he would propose to address to His Majesty's Minister at Peking on the

subject.

2.

I am to suggest that should Mr. Thomas concur in the terms of this despatch, a copy be sent to the

Governor of Hongkong

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The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant

Cdrowarsmith.