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Committee was that the most effective form of int
zational setion was be bring joint pressure to bang
en the Canton authorities with a view to inducing these
authorities themselves to take vigorous measures for
the suppression of piracy. It was agreed, therefore,
that, as a first stop, the Fowers ought to combine in
prosanting a note to the bend of the Lumabung Gevern-
mont, whoever he might be at the time, drawing atten-
tion to the duậy of the Chinese authorities themselves
to supɛress pirkay, but offering the cooperation of
the Fowers to that end; and threatening, in the absence
of sarly and effective nation by the Chinese authori-
ties, to hold these authorities responsible for less
and damage resulting from pirnay and, in addition,
themselves to take appropriate measures for the sup-
pression of pirasy. is to the "appropriate measures"
which should be taken, if neeezakry, the view of the
Committee was that preventive measures should be de-
sided en in the first instance rather than punisive
MENALNOM, Which could be sonsidered later if need dej
and that the beat preventire moneuzes might well be
a continuous international meval patrol at Bins Bay,
12.
The position at the moment is that the draft
nete approved at the seeend meeting of the Committee
and attached to th... minutes thereof has been submitted
to their respective Doveramente by the Japanese,
French, Italian and American representatives and mỹ.
self. If these Governmenta ceneur in its terms and
also approve the iden of an international patrol at
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