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nothing would be solved.
2. Even so, it would be useless to
contemplate the issue of such an ultimatum,
unless we were fully prepared in case of
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necessity to follow it up
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action contemplated.
the further SOPIR VOL
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In this connection, however, you should enrevod nodiaŭ od muLÍ
know that the Committee of Imperial Defenos,
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who have from time to time been carefully
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considering plans for dealing with any emer-
to ewaai and mu wtailu na dan.
gency which might arise at Hongkong of else-
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where as the result of disturbed conditions od sullqen projosialise
of J... IDVOL
at Canton came last March to the following brua JDI TEWOJEGO
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definite conclusions.
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action on a large scale is not possible for
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the British Empire acting alone, and final-
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ity could not be hoped for from any opera- İfraq tưo no departa
tion within our capacity.
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offensive action
on a large scale can only to international,
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and even on that basis it would probably be
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unprofitable, except possibly for Japan, who
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must be the predominant partner.
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As regards Canton in particular it was une animously agreed on the report of a Joint Staff
Conference of the three services that the only
practical measure that can be taken is to insti-
tute a blockade of the approaches of Canton)
that the blockade of Ganton presupposes and
necessitates a prior international agreement;
that the evacuation of Shaween would, for mili-
tary reasons, be an essential preliminary to the institution of a blockade, and that such evacua-
tion having been effected, the bombardment of vol
selected objectives would be of little or no
military value, and is not recommended.
The Committes of Imperial Defence requested
the views of the Advisory Committee on Trading
and Blockade as to the extent to which economic
pressure, exerted by means of a peaceful bleskade ·
is likely to prove really effective
ind. seneluded
that in the event of Canton proving obdurate and
refusing to submit to such eversive treatment,
"offensive setion in China can only be inter-
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