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(c) ihst, provided the Commander-in-Chief corred, the
Secretary of State should take such steps as night be
necessary at Peking and the other Capitals to secure the
co-operation in these mearures of the five Powers:
(a) That if the Powers are willing to join in appro-
priste sanctions, the question of the petion to be taken
should be brought before the Cabinet for fresh decision.
(e) That, s regards lentsir, the ecretty of State
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for Foreign Affairs should inform Sir Miles Lampson
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of the objections of the Chiefs of Staff to his proposal in telegram No.542 th t un additional Battalion ch ula be sent, and should take up with the J-panese Government the
no Tientsin: position in regard to the security of Peking
regards the Eritish nationals in the per Yangtse, the Secret ry of State for Foreign Affairs should
(f) That,
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send telegram to the British Ministert Peking suggesting
that the time had come for him to send instructions with
a view to the immediate withdrawal of the British ichukit sate Tho henceforward should be wrned that they remained entirely at their on risk and that His ojenty's Government had no
responsibility for their safety.