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British Legation,
Pelting,
December 15th, 1924.
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With reference to your despatch No. 697
Confidential (F 2520/15/10) of the 20th August last,
relative to the export of aircraft from France to China,
requesting information as to the utilisation since the
bæinning of 1924 of French aeroplanes for military
purposes in China, I have the honour to state that my telegramaNo.280 and 281 of the 1st October reporting on
the circumstances attending the arrival of certain French aeroplanes consigned on board the S. S. "Chantilly"
would seem to contain sufficient evidence of an indirect
nature to justify representations being made to the
French Government. I would, moreover, invite special
reference to the expression of opinion contained in y second telegram with regard to the violation by the French of the spirit if not of the atriot letter of the
Arma Embargo Agreement.
I would further observe that His Majesty's
Consul-General, Mukden, has informed me that although
he is unable to obtain any positive information of a nature amounting to direct evidence of their employment for military purposes he nevertheless saw last summer at least two French aeroplanes which had been newly
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