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The following recommendations have boun madu to the
Cabinet. withdrum &ll Butionale and Gunboats to ZAMKU¬
recommending other governments to jonform. Zhis you have
already done. If ultimatum la presanted to Cantonese
Government the following seemures -re
presauro
below.
flable to apply
Interruption of passage of troops at HiinŬ and
stoppage of thingse Afuffis on longtuo.
Seizure of Catonero Juvai Porous
Blcokade of the Yungtso und approvunus to Canton,
to be offeotive other ports would require bloukuding.
This would be the most astisfactory way of making
use of Des Power und we recommend that the British
should be the predominant partner (useuming cooperation
of other Zoners) on the Yangtee and in South China.
B. The risk of trouble at Ziemin and feking would be
reduced by the above meumшres.
de do not repeat not roocœaund an increase in British
Garrison at Zientsin.
de recommend that the legatione should withdru
Poking if threatened by forces beyond the power of the
Legation Juards to realat and that the Jup.nese should
be mainly responsible for the proteation of British
Interesta ut sientsin and thus the Japanese should ve
predominant partner in Worth china.