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malonura Mo. 6 in Tanton Amapatah "o.
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of Potabar /5, 1971. 755
fglish version of dewatch addressed by Portuguese Consul, anten, ta 31711 lovernor, danton.
Onteber Pth, 1931.
Having reference to your despatch of leptember 30th and
of October "th, with regard to the unfortunate incident, which
took place at Madao on September 16th, in which you present
to me four demands for lanediate compliance, I have the hon-
our to point out that until a joint investigation into the
actual cirousst undes of what soʻturned has been bali until is
established who is right and who is wrong there can be no
question of apology on my part. Chinese soldiers fired on,
killed and wunded agents of the Maono "overnment, and I would
be muite within my rights to demand from you an apology, the
degradation and punishment of those concarried and a quarantee
on the part of the "wangtung lovernment that no infraction of
water's Portuguess/taka plane, I have, however, refrained from so do-
int, because, na you ́are svare, negotiations are pronesling
with the Hures of Toreign Affairs with a view to the holdin:
of such an investigatior.
I cannot admit that an ax pakta danisior on the part of
the Xuangtung loverment in any way places me urder an obli- gation to tariter apologies and as for the demand that g¬mbl-
ing in mono shall neage forthworth, I may be permitted to
remind you that it is not mustoasry for one lovernment to
take upon itself to interfare with the domestic consens of
another.
With the assistance of the English formul- leneral a modus vivendi on the question of jurisdiction over waters between Madao and Lappa is being sought and it is hoped that before
In the neentine as has lant some solution may be arrived at. been repeatedly placed on record the status quo anta must be maintained.
I have every desire to assist in the arrangement on a& fair and anieable basis of the anjor and the minor question and given an amură desire on the part of the lovernment of Fuangtung it would not be difficult to reach an inderat onling.