CO129-497 - Public Offices - 1926 — Page 194

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Strachey

Sir J. Shuckb

Sir C. Davie,

addrond to you

you on receipt of

11⁄2 Sor's reply.

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Enfan

In the meantime

to suggest that while the

question is under conson the

possibility should be examined

of arranging

Hat, if it

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Considand desirable to permit such

Shipments, permission should only

h

granted

rice

condition that lli

is imported into Canton on

British ships.

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copy of this letter has

been forwarded to the India office,

and

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of

Trade.

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G. Grindle

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827/26.

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Dear Turner,

191

Downing Street,

31 March,

1926.

Your letter of the 26th of March

(B.& 0.1802/26). As you know, Canton has been for months past in the hands of a so-called "Strike Committee” which, under Bolshevist influence,

has organised a complete blockade of British, including Indian, trade and shipping, and has prevented British ships from calling at the port and British goods from being landed there.

This, as you know, is avowedly the first step in their campaign to drive the British Empire out of asia. The Committee has also committed or instigated ɔseveral outrages on British and Indian

The shortage of rice has now subjects in Canton. forced them to attempt to obtain the necessary supplies from a British source.

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The appeal of the Governor of Hong Kong to the Indian Government was no doubt based on the idea that solidarity between British Administrations might induce the Government

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Zlaté

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»»J.TURNER, ESQ., C.B.E.