[3479] 14640/P637 300 pads 10/23sa 754 G & S 128
COPY OF TELEGRAM.
SE RET.
(41)
From
0. in c. Chin......,
at Shanghai via
To-Admiralty.
97
IN
DATE
7.4.27.
SENT
RECD. 1705.
**p Cypher G. .10. in 0.)
Addressed to admiralty repented to Winietor Pekin.
950. Your 686. at conference held to-day 7th April
Admiral sillisms confirmed recommend» tion sent by him to sEX
Navy Department worded as follo18:
A (1)
Capture moung corte, destro, guns,
(11)
1、t Lod.
D.C.R.E. *.V.B.
•
D.1.C.R.(2)
D.J.
D. of V. D.N. L.
M.9.
c.
D.
Seize Cantonoso Naval veggel
(iii) 41thhold custome surtax now paid to Cantonese
authoritieg thangbai.
Progressive bombardment of Yangtze River Po ts
Destruction of Hai tow Areonal.
Sombardment of Military Yamene and camps at
selected points.
a last resort blockade Cantonese coast.
The above ?f to be done) in soquence.
Admirul villiëne told me he was against any.
operations at ?(Canton) veing included in above.
....
Referring to Peking he is apprehensive congering
provision of adequate defence and recommende vithdrawal of
Lagations to Tientsin and co-ordingtod defence there by all
foreign troops under enior 111tary Officer. Gunooat U..
ville reporte that a cannot reach Vientạin there is only
12 feet at high water whore previously there was lö-fent
low meter owing to cilt American Admiral stated in hie
opinion America would not agree to concerted action over
Banking affair unlese the ungnete did likewise further
eeting 11 take pl00 to-morrow Japanese Admiral will attend.
(BILL/7.)
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