CO129-560-17 Kowloon- expropriation of Chinese property 6-1-1937 - 4-9-1937 — Page 92

2.

and that refusal to move was due to encouragement "by persons

behind the scenes who had other reasons for their action";

that this situation could not be allowed to continue and that

1 entirely agreed with hongkong Government that it should be

terminated without delay.

*. I have not yet received any reply. if jurisdictional

issue raised I propose to take my stand on note from Secretary

of state to Chinese Minister of May 30th, 1899. There is

however a danger that chinese may appeal to The nague court

(of which present Minister for Foreign Affairs was sombor..

? as submitting further observations in a subsequent

telegras.

Addressed to Foreign ffice No. 126; repeated to hongkong

and exing.