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1942

Registry 4613/888/10

FROM The Chinese Engineering and Mining Company Limited

Dated24th June, 1942.

Received

}26th

in Registry 26th June,

1942.

F: China +

Last Paper.

74586

References.

CHINA

4613

1025

British subjects... continuing employment for the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company under Japanese control

kefers to Foreign Office letter of 13th June (F4133/888/10)

Draw attention to three passages from their letter of 4th March (F 2152/456/10) explaining Mr. Nathan's action. The Board of Directors are satisfied regarding the loyalty of Mr. Nathan's intentions and actions in the matter but will be guided by the views expressed by the Foreign Office in this correspondence.

Sü J. Byzan

The Johanese

(Minutes.)

(Print.)

(Ilow disposed of.)

8) T.W.E.D (Mr. Gregory) Tory (Mr. Young) July-

Acke

3rd

This adds noluind.

SD Jound.

27/6.

made no

to

threat to the

personal safety of her hathan on his

staff. The only "force majeure employed was the threat to appoint Japanese

controllers no The business. This does

пол

" justify the disgraceful compact

that was made.

defence

papers.

The other argument's for the

are

disposed of in the previous

The fact remains that without

the consent. of the owning companies,

The Governments concerned,

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(Action completed.)

(Index.)

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the

to arrangements of work the mines for the Japanese was duly put into "effect, and apparently without any referelance on hesitation.

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It is not worthy contuming the

Coverpondence. Hewan Coprèsar before

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