CO129-556-15 Kowloon city- expropriation of Chinese property 22-6-1936 - 22-12-1936 — Page 9

In any further communication on this subject, please quote

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No. 1842434

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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THE Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his

compliments to The

for the Colonies,

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and, by direction of the Secretary of State,

transmits herewith cop of the under-menopod pape

Foreign Office,

22 Dec, 1936

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23 DEC 1936

C.O REGY

Reference to previous correspondence :

F 7724/16 24 34 /10

Description of Enclosure.

J 1700 1936

Name and Date.

Subject.

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My Reprcaemiative

Nanking

Telegram N. 249

J

19 Dec 1936

14-6130 13667 (2)

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Expropriation of certain

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Kowloon

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Sir H.Knatchbull Hugessen (Nanking).

19th December, 1936.

(Via W/T.) 19th December, 1936.

D.

R.

4.00 p.m.

19th December, 1936.

No. 249 Tour. (R).

Your telegram No. 143 Tour.

As Governor of Hong Kong has suspended removal of

residents pending reference to Secretary of State for the

Colonies I have so informed Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs

semi-officially and will continue to hold up proposed reply

until I hear further from Hong Kong.

Addressed to Foreign Office No.249 Tour; repeated to

Peking and Hong Kong.

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