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DATE 8.4.27
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Ašúreared to Admiralty repented to
Japanese Admirals today 8th April.
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Assuming instructions
(41)
vore received from Bone Goverment Japanogo kðviral tated
that he would co-operate in punitive measures recommendɛ i
in your 686 and send ships except to danton which did not
oma under hie comaatid,
iral særood to surry
Amerion
out measures recommended simultaneously but thints that
Chinese will give way after first operation if conducted
in sequence. He recommended me to consider disposition of
ships on a buele of isolated British action fighting ?(and)
of other powers (corrupt group) fit in. All agreed to
give sukung Ports and Chinese Navy_twenty-four hours for
former to surrender and latter to clear out of hangpoo
it was undesirable unless they reciated to sink or seize
?( Chinese mon of var) ?{xho nere) little danger and
inoffensive to us.
Admiral
1111 林語
roseed the fact
that any action at Canton must entsil the destruction of
forts which be sontidered too (7 group omitted) an
undertaking. ile was emphatically against bombardment of
Janton Areenal alone sud mal: tained that any nunitive
mesaures for Nanking muɛt ue ore or less localized to
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