CO129-555-11 Benares Khan- admission to Hong Kong 7-11-1935 - 5-12-1935 — Page 19

to keep him for some months and he offers to find

guarantors against destitution.

There is no work

for him here. The case seems to me to be a hard one,

and the actions of the Hong Kong authorities high-handed

and harsh. I am however reluctant to pursue the case

further without prior reference to Your Excellency, and

I have, therefore, the honour to lay the facts before

you and to request instructions.

I have, etc.

(Signed) Herbert Phillips.

Consul-General.

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