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A meeting was held in the Foreign Office

at 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon, 3rd August, to

discuss the question of the relief and

rehabilitation of ritish subjects and the

safeguarding of British rights in occupied

China, on liberation.

The following were present:

Mr. Sterndale Bennett (Chairman) Foreign Office

Sir Allan Mossop,

Mr. G.V. Kitson,

Hr. A.L. Scott,

Mr. R.P.F. Edwards,

Major Storrs,

Kajor Owen liughes,

Miss Ruston,

Mr. E.W. Austin,

Mr. H.H. Whomas,

Mr. L.M. Skevington,

Mr. J.#.0. Davidson,

D.O.T.

War Office

C. A., War

Office

Colonial Office

Admiralty

Treasury

Board of Trade

Prisoners of war Dept., Fo eign Office

BAD 8, Foreign Of

Cotton,

Major-General Honey,

M.W.T.

The Air Kinistry were asked to attend but were

not represented.

JR. STERNDALE BENKIRI said that the

general subject before the meeting was the

safeguarding of British interests in occupied China, especially at the seaports.

The first

problems were the care of British internees

and the safegarding of British property rights.

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