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This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be returned to the Foreign Office when done with unless required for official use.

CHINA

MILITARY

Cypher telegram to sir J. Jordan. (Peking)

Foreign Office, July 19th, 1516. 4.0.p.m. No. 133,

I should be glad of your observations on telegram of July 10th Iron Governor of Hongkong respecting situation in Kwangtung.

Intervention in the ordinary sense is out of

the question owing to military and political con- siderations but, if conflicting parties should eventually apply to our local authorities for mediation, what in your opinion should our

attitude be?

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