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of Sir J. Jordan and of Sir H. May, to whom copy of this
letter is being sent, as to the possibility of
making a claim against China in respect of the
piracy, but that the case seems to Mr. Harcourt to
be analogous to the previous one, and then go on
as in Mr. Griffin's ainute.
And send out oopy of corresp. to Gov. for
oonson, L.F.
AVC
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10.7.14
$13.7.14.
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In any further communication on the subject, please quote
No.
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29339/14.
The Under-Secretary of State.
Foreign Office,
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June 27/14
London,
Sir:-
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FOREIGN OFFICE
3rd July 1914.
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With reference to the letter from this Office of the
19th ultimo concerning the recent piracy of the "Tai-on"
I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit to you
herewith copy of a letter from the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss
Condensed Milk Company respecting losses sustained by them
as a result of the attack on this vessel.
Sir E. Grey is of opinion that claims in respect of
such losses should in any case be put forward by the
Company's branch at Hongkong. It appears to him, however,
that the case is somewhat similar to the previous attack
on the "Tai-on" where it was decided that, the pirates
having enbarked on the vessel with their arms in Hongkong
territory, no claim for compensation would lie against the
Chinese Government. His Majesty's Minister at Peking is
being consulted on this point.
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
Meanwhile