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TELEGRAM.
SECRET.
From ADMIRALTY.
To
0.in C. China 814.
Repeat H.M.Minister Pekin 3.
161
OUT
No.
J
DATE
1.5.27
SENT
0130.
Foreign Offlios Cypher K. (Recyphered).
IMMEDIATE. In continuation of my immediately
preceding telegram
(11) The punishment inflicted should in no case be excessive or out of proportion to the gravity
of the offence.
(iii) Aotion should preferably be taken against military
objectives, such as forts, harraoks or military headquarters.
(iv) The selected objective should as far as possible
be situated in the immediate vicinity of the site of the aot owing to which retaliatory action is determined upon.
(v) Inno osse should action be taken at a place
remote from the scene of the outrage,
(vi) Due consideration must, in all cases, be given to
the safety of innocent civilians, and, so far as possible, the punishment inflicted should fall on the real offenders,
0120/18.
1st Lord. O.N.S.
D.O.N.S.
1.0.3.
D.0.
Do De Q a V. (2). D.N.I.
D.of P. M.8.
Circulation outside Admiralty -
War Office, Air Ministry, 0.1.D.
Foreign Office, Goleniel Offic6.