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No. 4.
(Confidential.)
SIR,
FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received August 18, 1904.)
[Answered by No. 6.]
Foreign Office, August 17, 1904.
I AM directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to transmit to you herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Sir C. Macdonald, telegram No. 221,
Colonies, a copy of a telegram, as marked in August 16, 1904.
the margin, from His Majesty's Minister at Tokio, respecting the disposal of the crew of the Russian destroyer "Burni," who have been interned in H.M.S. "Humber" at Weihaiwei.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have been informed that, in view of the request of the Japanese Government, it will be necessary that the officers and crew of the "Burni" should be interned until the end of the war.
Enclosure in No. 2.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, China, to ADMIRALTY.
(Sent from Weihaiwei August 14: Received August 14, 1904.)
TELEGRAM.
No. 126. "Humber" left to-day for Hong Kong with the crew of "Burni." Further instructions are requested as to the internment at Hong Kong or further passage to another British port.
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No. 3.
FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received August 17, 1904.)
To Sir C. Macdonald, No. 109, 16th August. 1904.
The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his compliments to the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, and is directed by the Secretary of State to transmit, for the information of Mr. Secretary Lyttelton, the accompanying copies of tele- grams, as marked in the margin, relating to the wreck of the destroyer "Burni."
Commander-in-Chief. China Sta- tion, 12th August, 1904.†
Foreign Office,
August 16, 1904.
Enclosure in No. 4.
I am, &c.,
F. A. CAMPBELL.
Sir C. MACDONALD to the Marquess of Lansdowne. (Received August 18, 7 p.m.)
(No. 221.) (Telegraphic.)
Tôkiô, August 16, 1904, 4.55 p.m. Japanese Government have heard from their Consul at Chefoo that the sailors of the Russian destroyer which was wrecked near Weihaiwei, and who are now in the custody of the British naval authorities there, are to be sent to Hong Kong and liberated on parole, following precedent of the “Variag."
They desire me to express their hope to Your Lordship that this may not be done, but that these men may be kept strictly interned by His Majesty's Government until the conclusion of the war.
(Very Confidential.)
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, who came to give me this message, admitted that one of the reasons which prompted it was the reports received from various quarters tending to show that the survivors of the "Variag" had not invariably respected their parole.
(Sent to Admiral.)
Enclosure in No. 3.
THE MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNE to Sir C. MACDONALD. (Sent 1.15 p.m., August 16, 1904.) TELEGRAM.
No. 109. Commander-in-Chief, China, telegraphs that Russian destroyer "Burni" ran on rock off Shantung on 12th instant, and that Commanding Officer, having destroyed vessel, arrived, with crew, at Weihaiwei, having marched from Shantung. Officer and men are now interned at Weihaiwei.
Please ascertain whether Japanese Government would be willing that they should he repatriated on same undertaking being given as in case of crew of "Varyag."
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No. 5.
COLONIAL OFFICE to WAR OFFICE.
[Copy to Admiralty, August 19, 1904. LF] [Answered by No. 7.]
Downing Street, August 18, 1904.
SIR,
I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to transmit to you a copy of a letter* received from the Foreign Office stating that it will be necessary to intern the officers and crew of the Russian destroyer “Burni," which was wrecked near Weihaiwei on the 12th instant.
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† Enclosure in No. 1.
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