CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 223

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An appeal has been made to corps diplomatique by

Peking Government to discontinue allocation of some part

of surplus of customs and the South sa disunion is

encouraged by such a division and I have told my

colleagues that this is also my view and a request for

payment of accumulated surplus already allocated to

Southern has been refused to it by my colleagues. I think

one might wait to see how far they are prepared to go

in refusing any other allocation which is requested,

If union is to be favourably affected by Foreign

influence it mist now be exercised in amarete form and

opportunity for this has been given by threat from Southern

party.

I will interview my Japanese, French and American

colleagues on the subject tomorrow.

Repeat to Hong Kong via Canton,

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