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sir,
British Consulate-General,
SHOUL,
December Brd, 1919.
1149
As instructed in your despatch Xo. 48 of the 27th
ultime, I have the honour to make the following observ-
stions on the despatch to His Majesty's Principal Secret-
ary of State for Foreign Affairs on the subject of con-
ditions in Cores copy of thich you malosed.
The gmoral disaffection continues in Gores and some
observers maintain that it is deepming all the time.
Though it is true that reforms are gradually being intro-
duced they are felt to be only of comparatively minor
importanos mnd the arrests that continually take plaos
keep the people in a constant state of alarm and anxieɣ-
Police activity has never bem more narked mid the Oorem s
say that because the Authorities have given it out that
quiet has been restored they are the stricter and more
interfering lost my thing should happen. The Police
are on the alert incessantly fearing trouble. On the
27th ultimo while valking out tɔwards the East Gate I
soticed a mumber of policemen in motor care, on horseback
and on foot evidently anticipating a demonstration some-
where outside that gate. But in spite of their pre-
omations anti-Japmese Circulars continue to be circulat-
ed by hand.
It is moet sagortmate that there should be so much
delay in the abolition of flogging and various forms of
torture
Aby Alstom,
Esquire, O. B.,
British Minister,
Tokio.