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British Consulate-General,

SHOUL,

December Brd, 1919.

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As instructed in your despatch Xo. 48 of the 27th

ultime, I have the honour to make the following observ-

stions on the despatch to His Majesty's Principal Secret-

ary of State for Foreign Affairs on the subject of con-

ditions in Cores copy of thich you malosed.

The gmoral disaffection continues in Gores and some

observers maintain that it is deepming all the time.

Though it is true that reforms are gradually being intro-

duced they are felt to be only of comparatively minor

importanos mnd the arrests that continually take plaos

keep the people in a constant state of alarm and anxieɣ-

Police activity has never bem more narked mid the Oorem s

say that because the Authorities have given it out that

quiet has been restored they are the stricter and more

interfering lost my thing should happen. The Police

are on the alert incessantly fearing trouble. On the

27th ultimo while valking out tɔwards the East Gate I

soticed a mumber of policemen in motor care, on horseback

and on foot evidently anticipating a demonstration some-

where outside that gate. But in spite of their pre-

omations anti-Japmese Circulars continue to be circulat-

ed by hand.

It is moet sagortmate that there should be so much

delay in the abolition of flogging and various forms of

torture

Aby Alstom,

Esquire, O. B.,

British Minister,

Tokio.