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File 868/1904 Pt 6 'Consular: China; as to appointment of Consuls at Rangoon, Mandalay and Calcutta' [59r] (13/156)
The record is made up of 1 item (77 folios). It was created in 28 Jan 1908-27 May 1909. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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P E K I N Gr,
12th Liarch 1909.
Sir:-
Hr. llackenzie King, Deputy Minister of Labour for the
Dominion of Canada, whom I have had the honour to introduce
to Your Excellency recently in connection with the question ,
of Chinese immigration into Canada, has spoken to me on the
subject of the Chinese Government’s intention to a.ppoint
a Consul at Vancouver, and has expressed the view that if
Mr. Ouyang King could be selected, his appointment would be
particularly acceptable to both Canadians and Chinese.
This officer, who was recently in San Francisco, was instru
mental in assisting Mr. Mackenzie King in settling the
claims of the Chinese residents of Vancouver for losses in
the riots of 1908 and thereby earned the gratitude of his
fellow-countrymen as well as the respect of the Canadian
Authorities,
His knowledge of both Canadian and American conditions
would be of material assistance to him in establishing
this new post, while the fact that he speaks the Canton
dialect would enable him to maintain close relations with
the
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Part 6 contains correspondence and telegrams between the Foreign Office, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , the British Consulate at Yunnanfu (Kunming, China), the Chinese Waiwupu (Foreign Affairs Department), and the Chinese Legation in London, discussing a request of the Chinese Government to appoint a Chinese Consul at Mandalay, and authorising the establishment of a legation at Rangoon, without the opportunity to make official visits elsewhere in Burma. There are also documents concerning Chinese propaganda in Burma.
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- File 868/1904 Pt 6 'Consular: China; as to appointment of Consuls at Rangoon, Mandalay and Calcutta'
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- 53r:68v, 71r:73v, 76r:89v, 91r:98v, 102r:109v, 111r:119v, 121r:129v
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