CO129-565-13 Recruitment of Chinese labourers for employment abroad 1-8-1937 - 30-3-1938 — Page 2

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Mr. Cowell has minuted on another file

with regard to these regulations as follows:-

"These Rules and Principles drawn up

under Chinese law purport to give Chinese

consular officers powers of control, arbitration,

etc., in British territory. We shall have to

watch this carefully. The precedent of the

Indian Agent is not in point; he does not purport

to enforce Indian law in Malaya, but only to

assist Indians to obtain the protection given

them by Malayan laws. We should have the observa-

tions of Legal Adviser and consider whether to

make any representations to F.C. This can be

done on suitable file".

I am not sure whether any representations

are called for, and perhaps Mr. Duncan would say

whether he considers this to be necessary on legal

grounds.

P. Roger

25. XI. 37.