CO129-501-8 General policy in China 30-11-1926 - 30-11-1926 — Page 166

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great a loss of "face".

Could we not find a way

round? Sir Miles suggested that the order directing

the Customs to collect the surtaxes should be dropp--

ed, that Sir F. glen should be given a year's leave

and that 'r. Edwardes should be appointed to act as

Inspector General pending, Sir F. Aglon's retirment

at the end of his year's leave.

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65. On the 9th February, Dr. Wang Ch'ung-hui had another interview with Sir M. Lampson, at which Sir F. Aglen was present. Together they prepared the

draft of a letter to be sent by the Cabinet to Sir F.

Aglen saying that the Government was aware of his

desire to go home after many years of arduous and

loyal service to China; that they understood this desire and fully appreciated his services; and that they felt him to be entitled for the period of a year to the treatment due to the Inspector General pending

his making a report on the

dations as he thought fit.

F. Aglen made three points,

ed by Dr. Tang, namely

service and such recommen-

During this discussion Sir

all of which were accept-

(a) that the order to the Customs to collect the

surtaxes must be dropped:

(b) that, if Mr. Edwardes took on the service of

the existing domestic loans, there could be no ques- tion whatever of his accepting any fresh comestic loan obligations and

(c) that the name of Sir F. Aglen should be gazet- ted in the Customs Service Gazette as still being

Inspector

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