12
you
Boyd.
Please see Don S. Wazon's minute
17/8.
2119
Kmd.
I spoke to the S. of S. about this
yesterday. He does not wish to press his
suggestion that copies of despatcnes such as
11 and 9 snould be sent to the Anti-slavery
Committee if it is not the practice of the
Department to do so. In all cases, however, he
thinks that they should be sent to the Housebf
Commons Library and to sir John Simon, for
his personal information. I see that a copy
has been sent to the House from the Colonial
Office Library, and I have written to the
Private secretary at the Foreign Office.
Est doud
17/9/32
No.9 was discussed with Sir W. Peel,
who stated that he had discussed the matter
briefly with the Secretary of State, but that he
had not seen Sir John Simon. Sir W. Peel is
prepared to legislate to make it compulsory
to register adopted daughters, if at any time
there is definite evidence that adoption is
being used to evade the Mui Tsai legislation.
He is satisfied that at present adoption is not
being so used, as he considers the Mui Tsai
Inspectors cannot fail to obtain information as
to abuses. In the circumstances he is definitely
against legislating on a matter which would
cause considerable offence to the Chinese
community
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