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CHI
Decypher.
H.M's Consul-General. (Shanghai).
December 8th, 1926.
D.
R.
6.35 p.m. December ath, 1926.
6.00 D.
December 8th, 1926.
P.O
No. 40.
SKEER=========
7th.
Received by wireless,
Following from Mr. Lampson.
Addressed to Foreign Office No. 1 of December
Begins:-
Before leaving Shanghai I had long informal con- versation with Doctor Ting, Marshal Sun's representa- tive there. Ting is an exceptionally able man whom I knew when last cut here and in his present position has adopted most reasonable attitude to foreign interests at Shanghai for which we owe him debt of gratitude.
He told me perfectly frankly that Sun is now between hammer and unvil. Being liberally inclined he would prefer to come to some reasonable arrangement with moderste elements of Kuomintang but only provided that they will shed their extremists. Let them drop Bolshevism and he und south can come together. For Northern militarists especially Chang Tsung Chang he has no use: their advent to Shanghai would be disastrow,
Position at the moment thus is that Sun is negov- lating discreetly with South without definitely breaking with the North at the same time impressing on the South folly of driving him their potential
ade
friend