CO129-570-1 Sino-Japanese War- arrangements for refugees from Shanghai 2-2-1938 - 2-11-1938 — Page 26

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(*2643-150) Wt. 16318-94 15,000 7/38 T.S. 695

53838/2/38.

Hong Kong.

C.O:

C. O.

Mr. Bickle

R 28 OCT 28

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Yause 31.

Downing Street,

«NO0.

October, 1938.

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Parly. U.S. of S.

Sxx

Sir,

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

11. 10. 38.

(28)

FURTHER ACTION.

This and

Copy of enclosure to Treasury 1.

Copy to Treas 30

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With reference to the

correspondence ending with the letter

from this Department of the 17th

September on the subject of expenditure

in connection with the accommodation in

Hong Kong of British refugees from

China, I am etc. to transmit to you

to be laid before Viscount Halifax,

a copy of a despatch from the Governor

of Hong Kong regarding the incidence

of certain expenditure incurred in

connection with refugees who were not

British subjects.

2. The Secretary of State trusts

that the cost of the cases in question

may be accepted as a charge upon the

funds of His Majesty's Government

overnment

in

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