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and occupying Bogue Fort and holding Shamien and its

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environs in force, and that His Majesty's Government

should then intimate to the nationalists that Canton and West

River will be blockaded until we are satisfied that

normal friendly intercourse and relations will be

resumed and maintained with Great Britain. The local

naval and military authorities are satisfied that they

can carry out these operations provided that forces

now at their disposal are not diminished. The object

in view is to prevent recrudescence here of 1925-1926

troubles and toend the danger situated in the Yangtze

valley.

General Luard, Admi ral Boyle,Southorn Kemp

and Halifax concur in this message.