CO129-590-3 Entry of Chinese into Hong Kong 9-1-1941 - 7-11-1941 — Page 97

The Under-Secretary of State

Colonial Office

F98/98/10

With the Compliments of the

Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

CONFIDENTIAL

JAN 1941

RECEIVED

100

14 JAN 1041

Decypher.

ÅÅ

D.

R.

No. 19.

DEPART CENTEGY

NO 2.

NO

Sir A. Clark-Kerr, (Chungking).

Undated.

6.45 p.m.

10th January, 1941. 12.15 a.m. 11th January, 1941.

mmmmm

IMMEDIATE.

10th.

Addressed to Hong Kong, telegram No. 6 of January

Your telegram No. 3.

1.

I do not clearly understand last six words in

the second paragraph since I did not suggest waiving

If,

of visa requirements on Chinese passports.

however, your Government is prepared to accept

reciprocal waiving of visas, I should like to put

the suggestion to the Chinese Government as soon as

possible. Would you require reciprocity in favour

of British residents of Hong Kong, or of all British

subjects arriving in China viâ Hong Kong?

Repeated to Foreign Office, and to Shanghai

telegram No. 24.