CO885-11 — Page 5

vi.

5

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

PERNIC.O. 882/11

السائس

| ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO

PAGI

28. Governor

C. Clementi,

Secret

+

29. Governor

Secret

C.

1926

July 23 (Received Sept. 1)

Clementi, July 28

(Received Sept. 2)

30. Governor

C.

Clementi,

Secret (2)

31. Governor

C.

Secret

August 7 (Received Sept. 16)

Clementi, Sept. 2

(Received October 5)

PAGK

Transmits a joint communiqué by Chinese and British delegates issued on 16th July, copy of a telegram from His Majesty's Consul- General, Canton, to His Majesty's Minister, Peking, reporting upon the negotia- tions up to date, also notes and a statement by British delegates on the proceedings at the third meeting of the Conference-relating to the responsibility for the boy- cott, and a telegram from Mr. Kemp communicating alternative suggestions pro- posed by Chinese delegates, (1) International Judicial enquiry into the Shakee in- cident, (2) Compensation to strikers and relatives of those killed at Shakee

... 221

Transmits notes of the pro- ceedings at the fourth and fifth meetings of the Con- ference and comments upon various points which arose during the course of the proceedings and upon the suggestions proposed for a settlement of the boycott... 229

Comments upon the advisa- bility of delaying a reply to the Canton Government's proposal for an enquiry into the Shakee-Shameen incident and suggests two further stipulations to be added to the British reply in order to avoid the pay- ment of the whole cost of the enquiry by Great Britain and the sitting of the enquiry in Canton 253

...

Encloses correspondence with Mr. Ch'ên and extracts from the Chinese Press showing that the inter- national enquiry is not re- garded as serious, that the offer of an industrial loan is not acceptable, and that there is no intention by the Canton Government to end Considers, the boycott. therefore, that the reply proposed in No. 30 should be sent without further de- lay, and suggests that failing an answer within fourteen days a further letter should be sent cancelling the prev- ious reply and the loan offer...

... 255

22. Governor

C.

Secret

1926 Clementi, June 25

(Received July 26)

23. Governor

C.

Clementi, June 29

Secret

(Received August 2)

24. Governor

C.

Clementi, July 1

Secret

(Received August 6)

25. Governor

C.

Clementi, July 3

Secret

26. Governor

No. 327

C.

27. Governor

C.

Secret

(Received August 6)

Clementi, July 16

(Received August 20)

Clementi, July 19

(Received August 23)

Reports the communication to Mr. Ch'ên of the letters en- closed in No. 21, and the receipt of an enquiry from Mr. Ch'en as to the status of the British delegation. Quotes the terms of the reply sent to the latter, which were suggested by Mr. Brenan and concurred in by the Hongkong Gov- ernment

***

re-

201

Transmits copy of letter from His Majesty's Consul at Canton to Mr. Ch'ên defin- ing the status of the British delegation, which is ported to be satisfactory to Mr. Ch'ên, who hopes that a meeting will be arranged at Canton for the 2nd July... 204

Reports the causes of the delay in the commencement of the boycott negotiations, which were due to disagree- ment between the views of Chinese Generals, and en- closes a joint memorandum by Sir Shou-son Chow and Dr. Kotewall giving infor- mation of Chinese military dispositions

... 206

Transmits copy of a letter from Mr. Chiên intimating his understanding of the status of the British delega- tion and stating that a meeting is being arranged for 15th July. Comments upon the form in which Mr. Ch'ên ends his letter... 210

Reports the proceedings at the first meeting of "dele- gates and the proposed proceedings for the second meeting, as communicated by Mr. Halifax

***

... 211

a com-

Transmits notes of the first two meetings of the Boy- cott Conference, muniqué issued jointly by Chinese and British dele- gates, and a speech deliv- ered by Mr, Ch'ên at the second meeting. Con- siders that both meetings have been used by Mr. Ch'ên as a means of broad- casting his peculiar form of propaganda

... 212

R