CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12] — Page 435

hilled the

to

would

I would

Power to

Key

CA

idea

-

and any fort that did

furbally fall went day

o next week,

also be difficult to get the

في جريم

with wo

Though at presum

handly be said to be using their inffamen

i

for the panporne of effectually establishing and

maintaining the principle of quel Exportunity

for the

commvice and

moughout an

-

and industry of all nations kuritory of China"

Beck

16/424

& Immense loss is being inflided

The Colony

A

the bresiness community of

Hong Kong by the reposal of

the Canton

authorities to carry out their Healey obligations. There might be at any rate some tactical advantage in putting in a claim for damages, allkough there is

no chance of

DA

getting the money.

I have therefore suggested a paragraph

raining the questions.

In any further communication

fak subject, please quote

No.

ress-

95/1/10.

at to any person by nama,

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.i

Sir,

You

C. 1268

15 JAN

FOREIGN OFFICE.

3.V.1.

1. Jafary, 1920.

With reference to your letter

426

No. 0 365/26. of 9th. Jammary, I am directed by Secretary

sir Austen Chamberlain to enclose copies, of an interslange

of telegrams with His Majesty's Consul-General at Caston

wit.. reyard to the present situation,

2. A copy is also enclosed. of a telegram

which is being addressed to His Majesty's Minister at

Peking in which he is instructed to take advantage of tile

visit of r. O'Kelley (the recently appointed Counsellor to

His Hajesty's Legation to Tongkeng in order to reach a more satisfactory basis for the interchange of information

regarding the position in South Glina, and also to endeavour

to reach some agreed expression of view as to what definite policy (if any) can be adopted in order to remedy the

present situation.

3. Sir Austen amberlain would be grateful

if the Governor of Hongkong could be informed by telegraph.

of the action which is being taken.

we should of cousan

Tchin before

have to consult St. Kong "

Crazy thing

was done as to the psychological

Effect, but let us launch the idea a geli

it considered.

G.G

18.116

Ler-secretary of State,

Colonial office.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Groge Mounsey.