CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 757

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fglish version of dewatch addressed by Portuguese Consul, anten, ta 31711 lovernor, danton.

Onteber Pth, 1931.

Having reference to your despatch of leptember 30th and

of October "th, with regard to the unfortunate incident, which

took place at Madao on September 16th, in which you present

to me four demands for lanediate compliance, I have the hon-

our to point out that until a joint investigation into the

actual cirousst undes of what soʻturned has been bali until is

established who is right and who is wrong there can be no

question of apology on my part. Chinese soldiers fired on,

killed and wunded agents of the Maono "overnment, and I would

be muite within my rights to demand from you an apology, the

degradation and punishment of those concarried and a quarantee

on the part of the "wangtung lovernment that no infraction of

water's Portuguess/taka plane, I have, however, refrained from so do-

int, because, na you ́are svare, negotiations are pronesling

with the Hures of Toreign Affairs with a view to the holdin:

of such an investigatior.

I cannot admit that an ax pakta danisior on the part of

the Xuangtung loverment in any way places me urder an obli- gation to tariter apologies and as for the demand that g¬mbl-

ing in mono shall neage forthworth, I may be permitted to

remind you that it is not mustoasry for one lovernment to

take upon itself to interfare with the domestic consens of

another.

With the assistance of the English formul- leneral a modus vivendi on the question of jurisdiction over waters between Madao and Lappa is being sought and it is hoped that before

In the neentine as has lant some solution may be arrived at. been repeatedly placed on record the status quo anta must be maintained.

I have every desire to assist in the arrangement on a& fair and anieable basis of the anjor and the minor question and given an amură desire on the part of the lovernment of Fuangtung it would not be difficult to reach an inderat onling.