CO129-497 - Public Offices - 1926 — Page 78

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was determined not to miss any reasonable opportunity of establishing contact with southern government and I accordingly sent Davidson to Kuling on early morn- ing of December 7th to explore the ground and try to arrange meeting either at kiukiang or Hankow. result of his visit Eugene Chen who he saw personally undertook to meet me somewhere most probably at Merhow where he expects to arrive on December 9th or

December 10th.

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So far as meeting with southern leaders is con-

cerned next move therefore lies with them and I em Proceeding to Hankow to await developments.

Information at Kuling was to the effect that military commander of Anhui was there apparently to ncgotiate his secession from Sun to the southern Cause and I heard late last night that Cantonese were endeavouring to charter a Eritish ship to convey some 150 members of party at kuling up the river presumably in correction with establishment of nationalist govern- ment at fuchang.

I em greatly obliged for your telegram io. 8 to Hankow just received. I crave indulgence if I have appeared precipitate in raising these issues.

Addressed to Foreign Office No. 4.

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