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(c) ihst, provided the Commander-in-Chief corred, the

Secretary of State should take such steps as night be

necessary at Peking and the other Capitals to secure the

co-operation in these mearures of the five Powers:

(a) That if the Powers are willing to join in appro-

priste sanctions, the question of the petion to be taken

should be brought before the Cabinet for fresh decision.

(e) That, s regards lentsir, the ecretty of State

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for Foreign Affairs should inform Sir Miles Lampson

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of the objections of the Chiefs of Staff to his proposal in telegram No.542 th t un additional Battalion ch ula be sent, and should take up with the J-panese Government the

no Tientsin: position in regard to the security of Peking

regards the Eritish nationals in the per Yangtse, the Secret ry of State for Foreign Affairs should

(f) That,

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send telegram to the British Ministert Peking suggesting

that the time had come for him to send instructions with

a view to the immediate withdrawal of the British ichukit sate Tho henceforward should be wrned that they remained entirely at their on risk and that His ojenty's Government had no

responsibility for their safety.