CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 372

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of Finance in Liang Shih-yi's Cabinet before last simmer's

civil war. After Xu P'ei-fu's victory over Chang Teo-lin

he was proscribed, like other members of that administra-

tion, and retired to the safe refuge of the foreign

Concessions at Tientsin. Early this year he was pardoned,

and the fact that he now assɩmes office illustrates the

intricacies of Chinese politics and is possibly indicative

of a rapprochement between the Thihli Party and Chang

Teo-lin, to the exclusion of "u Plot-fu, who remains very

much in the back ground.

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As regards "ellinton Koo, it will be r

that he was expelled from office when u P'el-fu's "Yo

China" Cabinet was overthrown by the intrigues of the

Tient sin clique last autumn in connection with the Lo "en-

Kan case, and that he was some months ago re-appointed

Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, hut refused to aser

office until his annointment had bem ratified by Parl

ment.

It was therefore a matter for considerable sprise

that he shold, after maintaining this attitude of aloof-

ness for so long, eventually have joined an administration

which had in the meantime been so much discredited in

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Chiness and foreign eyes.

l'is assumption of office

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