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File 868/1904 Pt 6 'Consular: China; as to appointment of Consuls at Rangoon, Mandalay and Calcutta' [‎74r] (43/156)

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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CHINESE LEGATION,
January 11th, 1909.
Your Excellency:-
With reference to niy letter of the 1st and
yours of the 9th of October last, I have the honour to
state that the Chinese Government now propose to ap
point Mr. Ou-Yang Keng as Consul for China at Rangoon.
Mr. Ou-Yang Keng was educated in the United
States and has been in His Imperial Majesty*s consu
lar service for a considerable number of years at
New York and San Francisco. In 1907, he was deputed
by the Imperial Government to assist the Commission
appointed by the Canadian Government to make investi
gations into the Chinese claims arising oui of the
Vancouver Riots v/hich broke out in September of that
year. He is also a native of Canton, the inhabitants
of v/hich Province now form the larger number of the
Chinese
Sir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P.,

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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' [‎74r] (43/156), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/31/4, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100035353276.0x000099> [accessed 8 August 2026]

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