The Archive · 1934

Public Demand

the undersigned, Abbot Chao Kung, call upon the British, French, German, Italian, Belgian, Swiss and [Swedish Governments to show and produce just cause and reason why Tam denied free entry into. their respective countries in order to reach the noble and peaceful doctrine of the Buddha. I call upon them to produce" facts instead Jcalumnies. Let them point, out, if they can, what trouble T have ever created in China, or in France in 1929-30 and 1992, and in Germany Ju 1982 when T visited these respec-live countries asa Buddhist, missionary. If they cannot produce just cause. and still refuse me entry, they wil have forfeited any right to send or maintain missionaries in [China—this T declare.

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