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ogare No.3 in Mr. Giles' despatch No.169 of October, 6th, 1924.

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Senior Naval Officer, West River, Letter of Procceedings No.5 dated 3rd Reptember, 192-.

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The courge of the negotiations to nettle this strike up to the date, 12th suguat, when the strike was “officially " settled has already been reported. There is no doubt that the strike Leaders and such of the strikera sa were able to get any information at all were deliberately mislead into thinking that the Police would be reinstated and also that all the other

terms had been settled in their favour. C.C. wu "explained* the agreed terms and the responsibility must reat on nla shoulders; he was aided and abetted by the Civil Governor. During the next three days attempted negotiations brought no result except an impertiment letter from the Foreign Consiлsion-

er which the Congul Generals refused to accept.

As obstacles were always put in the way of the Consul Generals obtaining an interview with Dr. Sun I suggested that

I should take them down in my motorboat and if necessary demand

an interview, A short note was sent to Jun stating the Consul

General intention to call on him on the morning of August,

16th and I took them fown there on the forenoon of that day.

We found Dr. Sun very cordial and willing to help.

The Consul Generala explained the situation and said that

as they failed to nee where any possible misunderstanding"

could come in unless the terms had been misrepresented, they

now asked Dr. Sun to carry out hin undertaking and have all

picketing and intimidation atopped. They did not expect him

to force unwilling men to return to Whameen but only that all

forcible prevention should be stopned. They also told him

that C,C. Nu had proved no impossible to deal with that in

future they did not intend to communicate through nim.

Dr. Gun replied that he would take immediate stepa to end the strike and would put all the negotiations in the

hands of Mr. Ma, the Director of the Arsenal who is also

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