CO129-549-8 J.M. das Santos- cost of burial 20-4-1934 - 3-10-1934 — Page 9

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British Consulate-General,

Shanghai.

April 24th, 1934.

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From Shanghai kuni- cipal Council,20/4/34

sir.

with reference to your despatch No.19

(x 404/396/501) of the 1st February, 1934,

regarding the burial expenses of the late

J.M. Jantos, a destitute British subject who

died in Shanghai on the 5th March, 1933, I have

the honour to report that I have again asked

the Changhai kunicipal Council to defray this

expenditure, but as will be seen from the

enclosed copy of their reply they have declined

to do so.

2. The attitude adopted by the Council

appears to me to be quite correct and in the

circumstances I do not feel that I can press

them to reconsider their decision. As the

deceased was of Portuguese origin, it was not

possible to recover the burial expenses from

local charities and accordingly there appears to

be no alternative but to charge the sum in

question to public funds.

3. In this connection I would mention that

deaths of destitute Indians frequently occur in

this port and their burial expenses are defrayed

by the Government of India. As the case of the

late J.M. Santos is of a similar character, I

/suggest

His Majesty's Principal secretary of

State for Foreign Affairs,

Foreign Office,

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