CO129-573-6 Issue of passports to Chinese nationals in Hong Kong 22-6-1938 - 23-12-1938 — Page 15

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In any further communication

on this subject, please quote

. T 14150/742/378.

and address—

not to any person by name

but to-

The Under-Secretary of State,”

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

Sir,

IMMEDIATE

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FOREIGN OFFICE.

S.W.1.

17th November, 1938.

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With reference to your letter No.53922/38 of the

8th November, I am directed by Viscount Halifax to inform you that on the assumption that the Chinese Invoice Officer at Hong Kong will receive proper authority from the Chinese Government to issue Chinese passports, there would, prima facie, be no objection, on the part of this Department, to recognising such passports for the purpose of the issue of visas

for travel to the United Kingdom.

2. The matter is, however, one which primarily affects

the Home Office to whom copies of this correspondence have accordingly been sent, and I am to suggest that the observations of that Department should be obtained before any instructions

are issued to the Governor of Hong Kong.

3. I am to enclose copies of two telegrams which have been received from His Majesty's Embassy at Shanghai asking

for an early reply.

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

R. Dumbar

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