CO129-549-8 J.M. das Santos- cost of burial 20-4-1934 - 3-10-1934 — Page 8

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In any further communication on this subject, please quote

No. X 3854/396/501

and address-

not to any person by name.

but to-

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The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

bony to A. Kong.

London, S.W.1.

Sir,

چھے

FOREIGN OFFICE. S.V.1.

14th June, 1934.

RECEIVED 15 JUN/934

C. O. REGY

With reference to your letter of the 9th January last [z] m (13876/33) regarding the sum of £2.2.2. incurred for

funeral expenses in connexion with the burial of J.M. Santos

at Shanghai, I am directed by Secretary Sir John Simon to

transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of State

for the Colonies, a copy of a despatch addressed to His

Majesty's Consul-General at Shanghai and of his reply.

2. In the circumstances represented by Sir John Brenan,

I am to request that Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister may be moved

to reconsider the decision communicated in the letter under

reference and to agree to accept the sum of £2.2.2. as

a charge on Colonial Office funds.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

7.4.4. Batter

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Page

Page

No. 19.

(X-404/396/501)

Sir,

FOREIGN OFFICE, S.7.1.

lat February, 1934.

With reference to the charge of £2.2.2 which

was included in the accounts of His Lajesty's Consulate-

General at Shanghai for the quarter ended the 30th June

last, in respect of the funeral expenses of J.M. Santos,

a native of Hong Kong, I am directed by Secretary Sir

John Simon to inform you that, in accordance with

kr. Davidson's suggestion, a claim was addressed to the

Colonial office for the repayment of this expenditure.

I am to enclose a copy of the reply received, stating

that no funds are available to meet the charge and

enquiring whether it would be possible to make a further

effort to induce the Shanghai kunicipal Council to

accept the expenditure as a final charge upon their

funds.

As there are no foreign office funds available

from which this expenditure could be paid, I am to

request that you will again approach the Shanghai

Municipal Council as proposed.

If your application is

not successful, I am to suggest that the sum in question

might be recovered from a local charitable institution.

I am,

sir.

Your obedient Servant,

ir John Brenan, K.C.M.G..

etc.. etc.. etc..

Shanghai.