CO129-542-12 Smuggling from Hong Kong into China 21-1-1933 - 21-8-1933 — Page 25

In any further communication

on this subject, please quote

No. F 3057/294/10.

and address-

not to any person by name,

but to-

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

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Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

CONFIDENTIAL.

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C. (.

FOREIGN OFFICE,

S.W.1.

29th May, 1933.

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Sir,

(مار)

With reference to Foreign Office letter No.

F 911/294/10 of the 22nd February last, I am directed by

Secretary Sir John Simon to transmit herewith, for the

information of Secretary Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, copies

of two despatches from His Majesty's Minister in China on the

subject of smuggling between Hongkong and South Chinese ports,

and the fines imposed on British ships by the Chinese Maritime

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Customs.

2. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister will observe that the

representatives of the British Shipping companies concerned

at Shanghai have expressed the considered view that it is

undesirable, as matters stand at present, to take up the

question with the Chinese Government, and that they have further

stated that fines have latterly been of less frequent

occurrence, and that there are indications of improved relations

generally with the customs in the matter.

3. In these circumstances, and having regard to the fact

that the instructions now issued by the Inspector General of

Customs, in consequence of Sir Miles Lampson's semi-official

representations, have resulted in a more reasonable attitude

on the part of the local Commissioners of Customs and in

improved relations generally between the Customs and the

shipping companies, Sir John Simon does not at present propose

to pursue the matter further.

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Cro. Orde

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