CO129-570-1 Sino-Japanese War- arrangements for refugees from Shanghai 2-2-1938 - 2-11-1938 — Page 47

Shanghai telegram to Hongkong

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August 18th 1937.

Question of foreign refugees entering

Hongkong.

In view of urgency I have dealt with

matter in following way. If not suitable please

say what you wish done.

(1) Those foreign Consuls who have enquired

have been informed that if they will through

representatives in Hongkong give Your

Excellency undertaking that their nationals

will not become charge on Hongkong Government

I do not think that any difficulty will be

made about landing.

(2) In case of Iraqis I am obtaining guarantees

here against anyone becoming a charge and am

trying to do the same for Egyptians and

Palestinian Jews. Last two classes are in

any case not numerous.

(3) I am not for present issuing visas to those

foreign nationals who require one for Hong-

kong and they have been informed that they

must take their chance of being allowed to

land. This will enable Your Excellency at

any time to limit numbers or require individ- uals to leave Colony immediately. It would

be impossible for us at present to deal with visas for Russians with Chinese passports and without visas they can if necessary be dealt

with as passengers in transit and made to

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