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(158445/16).
CHINA
MILITARY
Cypher telegram to Sir J.Jordan (Peking).
Foreign Office,
No.155.
August 16th 1915.
3.20 T.A.
Your telegram ¡io.247.
I think on the whole it would be better not
to volunteer political advice, which may be misre-
presented. If Prime Minister consults you, you can
give him the infomation received as to Tsen's real
aims, which however appear to be known to Prime
Minister already.