CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917 — Page 363

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In any further communication

this subject, Masse quote

No. 223996/10F/17.

.: address,

it to-

not to any person by name,

"The Under-Secretary of State. Foreign Ofco,

London, B.W.1.

C.O

58756

REC

REP 30 NOV 17

359

FOREIGN OFFICE S.W.1.

November

29, 1917.

sir.

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With reference to the letter from this Office of

November 22nd., I am directed by Mr. Secretary Balfour to enclose herewith, copy of a telegram from His Majesty's Minister at Peking relating to the visit to Hongkong of

a squadron of Chinese ships-of-war.

Subject to the concurrence of Mr. Secretary Long,

Mr. Balfour proposes to telegraph to Sir J. Jordan

approving the terms of the communication which he pro-

poses to make to the Chinese Authorities on the subject

of the ships of the Central Government visiting Hong-

kong and the undesirability of their using the Colony

as a base for their naval operations against Canton.

I am,

sir.

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

Wanchy

e Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.