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great a loss of "face".
Could we not find a way
round? Sir Miles suggested that the order directing
the Customs to collect the surtaxes should be dropp--
ed, that Sir F. glen should be given a year's leave
and that 'r. Edwardes should be appointed to act as
Inspector General pending, Sir F. Aglon's retirment
at the end of his year's leave.
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65. On the 9th February, Dr. Wang Ch'ung-hui had another interview with Sir M. Lampson, at which Sir F. Aglen was present. Together they prepared the
draft of a letter to be sent by the Cabinet to Sir F.
Aglen saying that the Government was aware of his
desire to go home after many years of arduous and
loyal service to China; that they understood this desire and fully appreciated his services; and that they felt him to be entitled for the period of a year to the treatment due to the Inspector General pending
his making a report on the
dations as he thought fit.
F. Aglen made three points,
ed by Dr. Tang, namely
service and such recommen-
During this discussion Sir
all of which were accept-
(a) that the order to the Customs to collect the
surtaxes must be dropped:
(b) that, if Mr. Edwardes took on the service of
the existing domestic loans, there could be no ques- tion whatever of his accepting any fresh comestic loan obligations and
(c) that the name of Sir F. Aglen should be gazet- ted in the Customs Service Gazette as still being
Inspector
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