CO129-560-17 Kowloon- expropriation of Chinese property 6-1-1937 - 4-9-1937 — Page 16

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To Foreign Office (12 ansd.)

16.

24. 6. 37.

To War Office (w/c 12 and encl. 13 and encll. 14 and

encll. and of 15) 30. 6. 37.

B/la Conf.

23.6.37.

observations

approving

Omit.

ink

0. A. G. Conf.

States buildings which it is desired to

remove. Proposes to take steps for evacuation of

remaining recalcitrants but not to withdraw offers

of compensation.

It seems ridiculous that the whole scheme

should be held up for the sake of four houses whose

owners have been offered what appears to me to be

quite adequate compensation.

While the general question of Chinese

jurisdiction is to be discussed with the Foreign Office

and War Office (see 15) I see no reason why the Hong

Kong Government should continue to hold up the slum

clearance scheme H. M. Ambassador, in spite of his

objections on general grounds, considered that to hold

up the scheme would be undesirable (see paragraph 3 of

10)7

? Copy despatch to Foreign Office, saying that

subject to their concurrence, the Secretary of State

(telegraph

proposes to agreeing

to agreeing to the proposal in paragraph 3 of

It is proposed that

the despatch/since while the general question of

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jurisdiction should be discussed, there appears

undesirable that the slum clearance scheme should be

held up by opposition of this na ture

مدرسیدوم

(*6)

(Signed) P. Rogers.

5. vii. 37.

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