CO129-571-10 Sino-Japanese War- Medical Relief Commission of the National Red Cross Society of China 12-9-1938 - 7-10-1938 — Page 5

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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.

5th October, 1938.

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Dear Rogers,

With reference to your letter of the 21st September

regarding the advisability of the Governor of Hong Kong

giving his patronage to the Medical Relief Commission

of the National Red Cross Society of China, I enclose

a copy of the letter from our Ambassador in China to

Sir Alexander Cadogan to which the Governor refers.

You will see from the enclosures in that letter that

though the commission does a certain amount of anti-

epidemic work among civilian refugees and of first-aid

in case of air raids, its work is almost entirely

military.

In the circumstances we suggest that it

might be preferable for the Governor to express his

regrets and say that he cannot see his way to accepting

the invitation to extend his patronage.

Incidentally, Scott, who is dealing with Clark Kerr's

letter, tells me that he has held up action owing to the

European/

P. Rogers, Esq.