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TELEGRAM From the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary
of State for the Colonies.
Dated 26th January 41926.
(Received Colonial Office, 12.20 p.m.. 26th January, 1926) .
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I have repeated this telegram (which refers to yours
of the 16th of January) to Peking; and Jamieson (who is here) asks
that a copy may also be sent to the Foreign Office as a reply
to Foreign Office telegram to Peking, No. 15 of the 12th of
January. The discussion between Admiral Sinclair, General
Luard, Sir J. Jamieson, O'Malley and me was held on the 25th
of January.
Our suggestion is that steps should be taken by the
British Government to find out;
(1) Whether it would be possible to induce the League of Nations (including the representative of Chira) unanimously to
pass censure on the existing Government of Canton, for its
defiance of the Treaties, (in this connection I would refer you
to my telegram of the 14th of January);
(2) Whether (in the event of the Canton Government ignoring
such a censure) all the Powers would be willing to institute a
boycott of Canton pending the removal of the anti-British
boycott. His Majesty's Goverment might put to the Powers
the point that it is an unfriendly act for non-British shipping
to avoid Hong Kong at the dictation of the Strike Committee at
Canton.
In order to render the suggested action effective,
special measures would have to be taken to prevent Russian and
Chinese ships from trading with Canton. Steps should be taken to find out whether this task would be undertaken by the Chinese
Naval forces.
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