SECRET
Copies to:
Canton No.156
Peking No. 36.
RINTED FOR US
Eastian No. 145.
COLONIAL
OFFICE
OF
Sir,
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CEIVED
2: MAY 1927
COL. OFFICE
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG. 22nd April, 1927.
40 F.0.35-
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Somewhat belatedly the Kuomintang has
realised that its communist element, instead of being
merely a frothy conglomeration of ultra-democratic patriots, is a well-defined party allied with the
Third International and intent upon promoting "world-
revolution" involving massacre and confiscation. Accordingly, General Li Chai-sum, after returning to Canton from his conference with Marshal Tseung Kai-
shek at Shanghai (see paragraph 3 of my secret despatch of the 14th April, launched on the morning of Good
Friday (14th April) a very well planned attack on all
the communist centres in and round Canton. I enclose
by the Commissioner of Customs at Canton and the
Enclos Nos 1 & 2 two accounts of his operations, the first being a report
seconda digest of the accounts contained in the Canton
vernacular press.
2. It is possible that this attack upon Chinese
communists, which was begun by Marshal Tseung in
Shanghai on the 12th April and which has been continued
by his adherents, not only at Canton; but also at
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY,M.P.,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
Swatow,