CO129-539-2 Nguyen ai Quoc- arrangements for deportation 29-1-1932 - 31-1-1933 — Page 82

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In any further communication on this subject, please quote

No.

W 8495/374/17.

address--

not to any person by name,

but to-

"The Under-Secretary of State."

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

IMMEDIATE.

BORIVE***

29JUL 1932

ICOL, OFFICE

FOREIGN OFFICE,

S.W.1.

28th July, 1932.

Sir,

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With reference to your letter No.92610/32 of

July 23rd concerning the case of Nguyen Ai Quoc, I am

directed by Secretary Sir John Simon to state that he is

unable to agree with the view of the Hongkong Government

that the communication to the French Consul of the route

to be taken by this man on his departure from the colony

would be contrary to the spirit of the Deportation

Ordinance, or indeed to understand how it can have anything

to do with it. The police of different countries often

inform each other confidentially of the movements of

agitators or criminals whether deported or not.

2. It is however possible that the communication

of this information might be contrary to the spirit of the

settlement on which the appeal was withdrawn, though this

seems to Sir John Simon to be taking an excessive view of

that settlement. In any case Sir John Simon is of the

opinion that the Governor of Hongkong should explain to

the French Consul why, and the terms on which, the appeal

was withdrawn, in terms similar to those of Mr. Howard

Smith's letter to Monsieur Truelle, of which a copy was

enclosed in Foreign Office letter W 7597/374/17 of July 16th.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Howard with

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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