CO129-578-11 Sino-Japanese War- refugees 17-1-1939 - 5-12-1939 — Page 64

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were

(*2643-150) Wt. 16318-94 (*3070-150) Wt. 26563-2

15,000 7/38 T.S. 695 20,000 10/38 T.S. 695

C. O.

Mr. Bickle

.2.39.

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53838/2/39. Hong Kong.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

to

Sater

Sir,

161

Downing Street,

February, 1939.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG,

NO.

28

-/38

I have etc. to refer to

your despatch No. 755 of the 11th

October, 1938, regarding the

GOVERNOR.

FURTHER ACTION.

incidence of expenditure which has

been incurred in connection with

refugees evacuated from China who

are not British subjects, and to

inform you that the matter has been

given careful consideration, but that

it has been decided that the

wi i not possible for the

expenditure in question cannot be

accepted as a charge on Imperial

funds. I regret that in the

circumstances it will be necessary

for the expenditure out to

be met from Hong Kong Government

funds