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BRITISH LEGATION,
PXX I
December 15th, 1927.
Hongkong
0-in-0,
Shanghai,
Tokio.
sir,
with reference to my despatch No. 2150 of November
29th I have the honour to transmit to you herewith the Minutes
of the fourth meeting held yesterday of the Committee set up
by the Diplomatic Body to consider international measures
against piracy. A summary of the discussion which took place
at this meeting is contained in my telegram No. 1743 of
December 16th.
The refusal of the United States has I am afraid
put an end to any prospect there ever was of international
so-operation against piracy. There only remains the possi-
bility of some sort of Anglo-Japanese co-operation as to the
practicable desirability of which I am at present consulting
the Dommander-in-Chief.
I have, eto.,
(Sgd.)
MILES W. LAMPSON.
The Right Honourable
Sir Austen Chamberlain, P.C., K.Q..
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