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(F 5395/4068/10)
PRIVATE.
BRITISH LEGATION,
PEKING.
87
23rd April, 1927.
Dear Victor,
With reference to my private telegram of today's
date, I enclose a letter to Brenan which explains itself.
This is one of the cases where a policy of peace at almost
any price is to be recommended. If it is desirable to print
Clementi's despatch, the Colonial Office would, no doubt, be
ready and able to make such slight alterations in it as are
necessary in order to transfer the Governor's criticisms
from Brenan personally to the Foreign Office and diplomatic
service, or even to His Majesty's Government as a whole.
Yours ever,
(Sgd.)
MILES W. LAMPSON.
Sir Victor Wellesley, K.C.M.G., C.B.,
Foreign Office,
London, S.W.1.