CO129-559-5 Attempted assassination of Wong Ching-wei- proposed extradition of alleged accomplice 17-3-1936 - 15-5-1936 — Page 23

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Mr. Gent 28

Mr. Duncan (Int) H.G.B.30/3

Mr. Bigg 30/3

Mr. Cowell 30.

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

× Sir J. Spackburgh 30/3

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

FOR CONSON.

UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE

FOREIGN OFFICE.

53740/36/HK.

Auar (7)

Sir,

31 MAR

C

31.

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6

I am etc. to acknowledge the

receipt of your letter of the 28th of

March No. T.6102/6102/374 and to

request you to inform Mr. Secretary

Eden that the assumption in the second

paragraph of your letter is correct.

2.

Having regard to the principles

involved, and to certain legal

difficulties such as the fact that the

No. 3.

man could not be kept in lawful custody

in Hong Kong, Mr. Thomas does not feel

able to justify an assurance being

given to the Chinese Government that the

alleged accomplice would be restored

FURTHER ACTION.

to their custody in China on being no

longer required at the trial in Hong Kong.

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