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git of U.S.Kaval attache à Kr. Rodney Mlbert to Danton. Viata en
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E CONFIDAK TEAL.
Can ton.
February 12th, 1921.
sir,
marked
Kaving referanes to your telegram No. 14 of January 31st
"private", I have the honour to report as follows on
the visit to Ganton of the United States Naval Attache and
Mr. Rodney Gilbert, and, quoting their rosaries, will make
use as nearly as may be possible of the same language KO
they used to me.
8th.
They aɛrived here on February 2nd and left on February
Their interacures with the lossl United States re-
presentati va was confined to a formal, sall made by ComMAN GƏT
Hutchins alone. In subsequent conversatian the Vice-Cenaul
in charge was deasribed to me as ́anti-British, anti-imozi-
an ti me very thing
Gan
-
in fast a downright Wolshevist.
Immediately on arrival they had interviews with sun Yat
sen and other members of the Military Gevarmant, who enter-
tained them to dinner on shore and on the river. Jun talked
a great deal in his usual idealistic strain, complained of the attitude of the Treaty Powers in the matter of custana' control throwing the chief blame for the thwarting of their
The fomer was project on the british Legation and myself.
impossible" and the letter "too eld and ineffi si ent". "What.
- not reactionary
is required in these days is nem blood
indi viduals who have sasociated with lá thing shang, no.
Bellby F.Alston, K.0.M.0,, 0.B.,
His Majesty's Minister,
Peking.
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