CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12] — Page 392

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it is essential that they should go from Hong-

kong to Canton in a British vessel, possibly a

destroyer, and without any hindrance from the

Cantonese.

F. 1951/2/10

May

383.

R. Macleay,

Peking.

DISTRIBUTION

(R)

My telegram No. 145 Boxer Indemnity

Delegation.

Visit of Delegation to Canton at first

appeared inexpedient and decision was post-

poned, but Delegation has been so well re-

ceived elsewhere in China and has been so

successful in keeping out of politics that

it has been represented to me

and I agree,

that these earlier objections cannot be main

tained and that it might seriously damage

success of our Indemnity policy as a whole

if Canton, being so important a part of

China,

were omitted.

am bound to attach

great weight to views of Lord Willingdon and

his colleagues, more especially as they re-

ceive strong support from Lord Buxton and

rest of Committee here, and are further,

[4.

backed by high independent opinion. Lord

Willingdon himself and Delegation should of-

ficially...