Administration direct from source by
local Commissioner of Customs.
Please telegraph your considered
F 2173,8/10
Boaduert tosti de
JUN 1928
views.
Macleay
Repeat to Hongkong and Canton.
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• មា
May
Despatchac
1
(of
Your telegrams Nos. 24 and 26 Conferenc
April 10th and 14th;
washington yurtaxes).
You will see from Governor of
Hongkong's telegram of May 20th that he
agrees with Sir J.Jamieson in thinking
that though sotion in connection with
Washington surtexes will not affect
boycott situation, nevertheless a good
affect might be produced locally if we
took the initiative in offering proceeds
thereof to Canton. I would like if
possible to harmonise this view with that
expressed in your telegram No.25 so as to
be in position to adopt agreed course of
sation when the right gosent arrives.
The course which I would propose is to
wàêt, sa you suggest, until levy of
was:ington surtaxes is authorised and then
if Canton claims proceeds thereof
fortnwith declare that in view of the
prolonged existence in Cani
intre„of a local
administration seperate from that of the
Central Goverment we consider claims to be
ju tified and would be prepared in order
to avoid technical difficulties in
connection with custodianship, to advocate
alloos tion of such proceeds to Canton
Administration...