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Dear Porvate
Dear Private Secretary,
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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.
17th September, 1927.
With reference to Mr. Ormsby Gore's letter of
the 14th September, I am afraid we have not kept the
Colonial Office posted quite up to date with the Boxer
Indemnity correspondence. The more recent telegrams
(enclosed herein) were not sent over to the Colonial
Office at the time, though this omission has now been
See 25 rectified. Mr. Ormsby Gore would have seen Peking
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telegram No. 511 and our telegram to Peking No. 1280
in distribution, but he would not have seen our telegram
to Peking No. 537. If he had ne would have been reassured
that for the present, at any rate, all action regarding the
indemnity is suspended, and no steps are being taken towards
the formation of the Provisional Committee. I also enclose
a copy of the latest memorandum on the subject issued to the
British members of the Advisory Committee here, which makes
the present position perfectly clear. Lampson's telegram
of the 2nd of June was sent (on 7th June) to Mr. Amery, but
not to the Colonial Office. A copy is enclosed.
A. Bevir Esqre.,
Yours very truly
MzMonald
Private Secretary.