CO129-552-8 Kowloon city- expropriation of Chinese property 2-1-1935 - 1-8-1935 — Page 25

C. O.

53552/35 Hong Kong.

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Mr. Costar.

2/7/35.

C.O.

Mr. Gent.

/7/35.

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Mr.

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Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

Sir,

Downing Street,

24 July, 1935.

With reference to Foreign

Office letter No. F.4524/4264/10 of

FOREIGN OFFICE.

(3)

the 16th July, 1935, and previous

No.4. Fr.0.A.G. Tel. No.172 18.7.35.

No.5. Fr.0.A.G. Tel. No.173 18.7.35.

FURTHER ACTION.

Sir. John

Happy

15 sel.

Jon

correspondence, Jon the subject of the

certain

proposed removal of/Chinese inhabitants

the walled city" o

from/Kowloon eity, in the Colony of

rom/Ko

Hong Kong. I am etc. to transmit to

you copies of two telegrams from the

OAG

Governor of Hong Kong

2. Mr. MacDonald is advised

of the D'AG

that the Governor's presumption, that

the courts in Hong Kong will be

obliged to accept the Order in Council

of the 27th December, 1899, as giving

the Hong Kong Government full

authority