138
That for should be informed,
2.
Shala
hen.
international disturbance in the East it may necessitate the withdrawal of Troops from Jam (Kham) Valley which will hold in Military occupation. I propose to command by high English mail. Correspondence showing the Evils arising from this area being acted civil free from all jurisdiction. It is becoming an Alsatia and robberies and murder have been perpetrated with impunity.
The Officer in Command of other Corps is acting with great presence of mind, but the decent people are terrorised.
And it is ashamed that the Area should be taken over by us in default of civil control we shall find a demoralized Community to deal with, I shall be very glad when the Aberdeen Guerrilla is brought into the Colony and restoration to the Chinese...