CO129-546-11 Kowloon city- expropriation of Chinese owned land 9-1-1934 - 28-12-1934 — Page 56

In any further communication

on this subject, please quote

+

No. F 4337/1099/10

and address--

not to any person by name.

but to-

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

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[23]

Sir,

DUP ALL

Anse (28)

FOREIGN OFFICE.

S.W.1.

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27

20th July, 1934.

RECEIVED

21 JUL 1934

C. O.

I am directed by Secretary Sir John Simon

to refer to your letter No. 33744/34 of the 17th July

enclosing a copy of a telegram from the Governor of

Hong Kong on the subject of the proposed removal of

the Chinese inhabitants from Kowloon City.

Sir John Simon agrees with Secretary Sir Philip

Cunliffe Lister's view that the programme outlined by

the Governor of Hong Kong in his despatch of the

9th January should be carried out, but before His

Excellency is finally authorised to proceed he would

like to consult His Majesty's Minister in Peking as

to the steps to be taken vis-à-vis the Chinese

Government.

I am to enclose therefore the draft of

(

a telegram which, subject to Sir Philip Cunliffe

Lister's concurrence, it is proposed to send to

Sir Alexander Cadogan in reply to the request for

instructions in his telegram No. 473 (see Foreign Office letter F 4191/1099/10 of 13th July) and to suggest that

in the first instance this telegram might be repeated

to the Governor in lieu of sending the telegram, draft

of which was enclosed in your letter under reference.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

C.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.