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Mr. Gent.
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Mr. Ellis.
Mr. Bottomlef.
Sir E. Harding.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Sir G. Grindle.
Sir C./Davis.
Sir J. Wilson.
Mr Ormsby-Gore.
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Mr. Amery.
DRAFT.
Conson.
U./S. of State
Foreign Office.
Depl.evell. (0 (2)
Come for. 8.
Sir,
With reference to your
Derartment's letter, with enelagure,
(3) No. F 1605/72/20 of the 12th of
April 1929 on the subject of the
Cofy without awill, to san" hit 1/4
sinking of the s.s. "Irene" in Bigs
request you to inf Sec S. Aristan
Bay, I am etc., to sp
chamberlai
that without
2% tha
offering any opinion on the questions ·
of law involved, he thinks that it
would be deplorable if any payment
were made in a case which arises out
of the continued failure of the
Chinese Government to fulfil their
international obligation of putting
down piracy.
2.