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PREJUDICE. THE CHINESE DO NOT LIKE TO SEE CHINESE GIRLS GOING OUT

WITH AFRICAN MEN.

6. TENSIONS OF THIS KIND HAVE SPREAD ON THE CAMPUSES. THE STUDENT GRAPEVINE ENSURES THAT SUCH INCIDENTS ARE QUICKLY KNOWN, WITH A RESULTING KNOCK-ON EFFECT. SEVERAL AFRICAN EMBASSIES ARE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS. OTHER COUNTRIES, AND NOT ONLY AFRICAN ONES, ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER TO CONTINUE SENDING STUDENTS TO TIANJIN UNIVERSITY.

THOMSON

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HKD

CRD

SIR W. HARDING

DR WILSON

COPIES TO:

SIR P. CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST.

COPIES PENT TO

No. 10 DOMINIG STREET

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