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(No. 247. Very Confidential.)

Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received November 23, 12:55 P.M.)

Peking, November 23, 1914, 3:30 P.M. CHINESE authorities here have suggested to me that internment in Hong Kong of a portion, however small, of German garrison of Kiaochow would make a great impression in determining attitude of people of South China. I do not know whether suggestion is practicable, but I think that object lesson it would furnish would be far more effective than any other means we have of influencing Chinese public opinion.

(Repeated to Tokyo and Hong Kong.)

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