[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
AFFAIRS OF CHINA,
CONFIDENTIAL,
[42311]
No. 1.
[December 27.]
SECTION 1.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received December 27.)
(No. 221.) (Telegraphic.) P.
PIRACY on the West River.
Peking, December 27, 1907.
It seems useless to insist further on the control of patrol-boats by the Imperial Maritime Customs in view of the strong reluctance on the part of the Customs to share in preventive measures. I have therefore informed Admiral and His Majesty's Consul- General, who concur in the above view, that our increased patrol can, in my opinion, be withdrawn if the Chinese preventive service is satisfactorily organized and the "Sainam" claim paid in full.
Wai-wu Pu give me to understand that they will communicate to me before long particulars of purely Chinese preventive scheme under control of officers trained by Admiral Lang.
His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton suggests that, in order to expedite matters, it might be useful to make the threat of withdrawing Hong Kong Arms Ordinance. This idea was supported by the Admiral, but deprecated by the Governor of Hong Kong, except as a last resort. I share the Governor's opinion, and have replied to Admiral and Consul-General in this sense.
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