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Armed encounter between Chinese and Portuguese at Madao.
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H.M.Consul-General, Canton, to
Foreign Office, London.
No.5.& 2 0opies.
CONFIDENTIAL.
H.B.M.Consulate-General,
Canton.
September 28th, 1921.
4 enclosures,
My Lord.
In accordance with instructions received from His
Majesty's Minister I had the honour yesterday to address
to Your Lordship a telegraphic appreciation of the situat-
ion which has arisen out of an unfortunate armed encounter
between the Portuguese water police of Macao and some
Chinese soldiers on the 16th instant. I regret that it
should have run to such length, but would plead in ex-
tenuation a desire to explain fully and, I hope, clearly
the actual state of affaire, which farther indiscretion on
either side may aggravate to a degres dangerous in the
extreie.
In supplementing this telegram I cannot do better then
enclose copy of the very admirable report, to which I
would venture to draw Your Lordship's particular attention,
furnished by Commander E.B.Cloete, R.N. of E.1. 5. “Tarantula"
with regard to what is supposed to have taken place on
September 16th, and to the negotiations which subsequently
ensued. I also enclose copy of the memorandumhich I
drafted for my local Portuguese Colleague defining the position taken up by the Government of Xaono, together with
the reply thereto of the Kuangtung Government. In addition
I enclose an able and ingeniously argued presentment of
Ohina's
His Majesty's Principal Seʼretary of State for Foreig) Affairs,
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