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SOUTH-WEST CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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[June 5.]
SECTION 1.
No. 1.
India Office to Foreign Office.-(Received June 5.)
THE Under-Secretary of State for India presents his compliments to the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and, by direction of Lord George Hamilton, forwards herewith, for the information of the Secretary of State, copy of telegrams from the Viceroy, dated the 31st May and the 2nd and 5th June, relative to the rebellion in Yünnan.
India Office, June 5, 1903.
(Telegraphic.) P.
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Government of India to Lord G. Hamilton.
May 31, 1903. I INQUIRED whether Burmah Government had any information respecting Reuter's report of outbreak in Yunnan. First reply of Burmah was to the effect that in April Litton had mentioned small rebellion in Chenpien, but that there was no news of anything else. Burmah repeated on 29th a telegram from Litton, as follows:---
Anti-French "I only heard to-day, owing to the interruption of communication, that Linngan Viceroy and Shiping have been taken; rebellion began in the tin-mining district. feeling and malicious rumour about railway seem to have been the cause. and Treasurer have been secretly fomenting outbreak, according to my information. This disturbance has no connection All French called in by French Consul-General.
with Chenpien or any dynastic question. I must return at once to Yunnan, but address here."
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In later telegram he adds :--
'French Minister made strong representation. All the French have been ordered to go into Yunnan city, Mengtze."
Inclosure 2 in No. 1.
Government of India to Lord G. Hamilton.
(Telegraphic.) P.
June 2, 1903.
See my
YUNNAN-FU. Burmah telegraphs as follows, dated 30th ultimo. telegram of 31st ultimo :--
"Litton telegraphs to-day, in continuation of his telegram No. 9, M. :-- "Situation still serious, according to official telegrams from Yünnan-fu, but the rebellion has not spread to the north. The Yünnan authorities claim to be victorious. Unless the rebels attack Mengtze, I do not anticipate French military movement. British subjects safe."
(Telegraphic.) P.
Inclosure 3 in No. 1.
Government of India to Lord G. Hamilton.
June 5, 1903.
YUNNAN rebellion. In continuation of my telegram of 2nd instant, I transmit the following report from the Burmah Government, dated 3rd instant :--
Litton
"Consul Litton reported, on 1st instant, that no French had been hurt so far, and that the French Consul-General was taking a hopeful view of the situation. intended to proceed to Yunnan on 2nd instant."
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