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any overt move in opposition to Sun Yat-sen, and I was given to understand that the move was connected with the general scheme for peaceful unification. In reply, I explained that, while I was entirely sympathetic towards, and desirous of doing anything I could to promote the unification plans of General Tsu or anyone else, I could only take action in a matter of this kind at the request of the Central Government and that, if approached in the proper way by the Wai Chiao Fu, I could only see my way to telegraphing the request to the Governor of Hongkong for His Excellency's consideration on receipt of explicit written guarantees that the ships would obey the orders of the Central Government and sail North immediately after their refit and would not engage in any hostilities in the South; while I further gave it to be understood that the attitude of the de facto authorities of Canton towards the matter would also have to be taken into consideration.
After bona fide the requisite guarantees were furnished to me by the Wai Chiao Fu, a few days ago, and I have accordingly telegraphed the request to the Governor of Hongkong. I had previously furnished His Excellency with my views on the matter, namely, that while it remained as in 1919 (see Sir John Jordan's despatch No. 283 of June 18th, 1919) most undesirable that the vessels of rival warring factions in China should be permitted to make use of Hongkong as a refuge or a base, it did not appear, provided that hostilities had not broken out and subject to the guarantees above mentioned and to no serious objections being raised by the Canton authorities, that the granting of the facilities requested would be a departure from our policy of strict neutrality towards China's internal affairs.
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any overt move in opposition to Sun Yat-sen, and I was given to understand that the move was connected with the general
scheme for peaceful unification, In reply I explained that,
while I was entirely aympathetic towards, and desirous of
doing anything I could to promote the unification plans of
General fu or anyone else, I could only take action in a
matter of this kind at the request of the Central Goverment
and that, if approached in the proper way by the ai Chiao Fu,
I could only see my way to telegraphing the request to the
Governor of Hongkong for His Excellency's consideration on
receipt of explicit written guarantees that the ships would
obey the orders of the Central Goverment and sail North
immediately after their rofit and would not engage in any
hostilities in the South; while I further gave it to be
understood that the attitude of the de facto authorities of
Canton towardo the matter would also have to be taken into
consideration.
After Boma delat the requisite guarantees
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were furnished to me by the Wai Chino Fu, a few days ago, and
I have accordingly telegraphed the request to the Governor of
Hongkong. I had previously furnished His Excellency with my
views on the matter, namely, that while it remained as in
1919 (see Sir John Jordan's despatch No. 283 of June 18th
1919) most undesirable that the venaels of rival warring
factions in China should be permitted to make use of Hongkong as a refuge or a base, it did not appear, provided that hostilities had not broken out and subject to the guarante a above mentioned and to no serious objections being raised by the Canton authorities, that the granting of the facilition requested would be a departure from our voliay of strict neutrality towards china's internal affair,
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