CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12] — Page 114

It is very doubtful, however, whether

Beyond

any action as regards establishing a blockade of the Pearl River can be taken without in the first instance communicating with the United States and Japanese Governments. watching the situation closely and continuing to urge on the Foreign Office the importance of doing something I do not see what we can do in

the matter.

I have approved the draft in this file which might go off although I don't think it will do much good.

$16.

19.8.75

at once.

TELEPHONE

CITY 5856

Sir,

社中英 會華商

CHINA

ASSOCIATION.

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99, CANNON STREET,

LONDON, E. C. 4

17th August, 1925.

In compliance with your telephonic message of this morning

I have pleasure in appending for your information copy of a telegram received from the Hongkong Chaiber of Commerce, dated the 14th instant;-

"Replying to your telegram of 12th August the following telegram was unanimously passed by the full committee

Cady To Fo-

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of the Chamber of Commerce supported by the Managers

of Hongkong Bank Chartered Bank Mercantile Bank and P.& 0. Bank message begins

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an ultimatum to be delivered at

once to the Canton Authorities

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(e)

To restore Canton as an open Treaty Port for trade between Chinese and the foreign Treaty Powers in full accordance with the provisions of the Treaties

To expel all Russians from Canton and the Kwangtung

Province

To disarm and disband the so-called Whampoa college cadets who are in reality Russian trained troops and

send back to their native places those who are not

Cantonese

To cease boycott of British goods

To cease anti-British propaganda under threat of

quote complete naval blockade by Britain of Canton

and its beighbouring waters and such other action

:

The Far Eastern Department,

Colonial Office,

Downing Street,

S.W.1.