YREIMA
لعمرة حمله
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assembled meeting attended by the Prime Minister, the Secretary of Ette for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of State for War and the First Lord of the Admiralty, AS
the result of which a telegram had been sent to the Naval Commander-in-Chier (this being the shortest route) 420 with instructions to repeat it to Hong Kong and Pekin,
to the effect that the information available was insufficien
that unless the women were British it was not for us to
act; pointing out the risk that on the arrival of a landing
party the women would either be moved inland or killed;
and containing instructions that the landing was not to
take place unless the women were British, all means for
rescue Byrnegotiations (including an offer of ransom)
had been exhausted, and the Admiral satisfied that the
operation could he successful and not lead to extended
operations (Appendix I). This conference had not had
before them a telegram which had been received the same
morning from the Governor of Bong Kong (Appendix II).
A furth r telegram, which had been received
the same morning, was read to the Cabinet by the First
Lord (Appendix III),
Cabinet:-
Two questions, therefore, were before the
(1) The immediate action to be taken in view of the
latest
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