CO129-609-6 Future policy- Reuters reports on situation regarding Kowloon evictions 1-1-1948 - 31-12-1948 — Page 49

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OFFICES 8 (SEE CANTON)

BRITISH AMBASSADOR SEES FOREIGN MINISTER

SHANGHAI, FRIDAY

A FORMULA FOR THE SOLUTION OF THE

KOWLOON EVICTION DISPUTE WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND AT A CONFERENCE LAST NIGHT BETWEEN THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, SIR RALPH STEVENSON, AND THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, DR WANG SHIH-CHIEH, ACCORDING TO A CHINESE CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY REPORT FROM NANKING TODAY.

THE REPORT ADDED THAT THE PLAN WA BEING STUDIED BY BOTH THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS.

EARLIER, MR YI PAO-YU, DIRECTOR OF THE CHINESE

FOREIGN MINISTRY'S EUROPEAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, WAS REPORTED BY THE AGENCY TO HAVE MADE A DEMAND TO MR G P LABOUCHERE, BOUNSELLOR OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN NANKING, FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE TWO KOWLOON CHINESE ARRESTED BY THE HONG KONG POLICE AND LATER SENTENCED. REUTER.. END.. 1335..

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