!
it is essential that they should go from Hong-
kong to Canton in a British vessel, possibly a
destroyer, and without any hindrance from the
Cantonese.
F. 1951/2/10
May
383.
R. Macleay,
Peking.
DISTRIBUTION
(R)
My telegram No. 145 Boxer Indemnity
Delegation.
Visit of Delegation to Canton at first
appeared inexpedient and decision was post-
poned, but Delegation has been so well re-
ceived elsewhere in China and has been so
successful in keeping out of politics that
it has been represented to me
and I agree,
that these earlier objections cannot be main
tained and that it might seriously damage
success of our Indemnity policy as a whole
if Canton, being so important a part of
China,
were omitted.
am bound to attach
great weight to views of Lord Willingdon and
his colleagues, more especially as they re-
ceive strong support from Lord Buxton and
rest of Committee here, and are further,
[4.
backed by high independent opinion. Lord
Willingdon himself and Delegation should of-
ficially...