CO129-502-7 China- general situation 4-3-1927 - 26-4-1927 — Page 17

44 Copy til from Shanglar No 116 of 6 April 17

The recommendation that the for. rences in 43

is that the Consul Ecusal at Canton

and

sultancondy

Mr Teichman at Hankow should simultan condy

Convey 18the Cantonese authoriting and to then

that if

au

a warning Caulon Labour Union or

initiati

any

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attempt i

made by

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labour unrest

among

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Ki

and law abiding population

peaceful contented and law a

of Hong Kong by inlincidation, assassination

or other unlawful

starm measures

means Imę will take retribution!"

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The further recommendation was made that

if this warning

WB

Sisngarded Brilish

Naval and Military traces should retaliate

posible by taking and oumfying

and holding

as soon as

Boque Forts

environs in force, and

Shameen and it

Hat HMS should

thin intimati Ihe Nationalists that Caulon

and the Wat Rive

We were

would be blockaded untile

salesfied that normal

friendly

inticourse and relations with be resumed

and

maintained

will Gnat Britaci.

As to the first recommendation it seems

char Ikat

any

ullimalum

in. Its sense

would

have 163 considered

in relation Kthe demands

how about to made, aftò porolonged

discussion

will the Powres, in connection with the Nanking

outrags.

for any

It would

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not be possible

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