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CABINET 39(27
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Extract from Conclusions of a Meeting held at 10 Downing Street, on we dne s day, July 6th, 1927.
CHINA
Withdrawal of
the Indian Mixed
Brigade
(Previous Reference: Cabinet 37 (27) Con-
cousion 9(a))
Shanghai Defence Force fle
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2. The Secretary of State for War asked the
authority of the Cabinet to use, for the purposes
of the withdrawal of the Indian Mixed Brigade, two
of the ships which had been retained for the
transport of the Shanghai Defence Force to other
parts of China as required. After the withdrawal
of these two ships he would still have sufficient
transport to enable three Battalions to be moved
from Shanghai to North China, if necessary. There
were at present two Battalions at Peking-Tientsin,
and two at Wei-hai-wei.
Consequently, there were
f our Battalions within easy reach of Tientsin, a8
well as three which could be brought up from
Shanghai. In the meantime our policy of refusing
to move large forces to Tientsin and Peking had
resulted, as we desired, in other nations
concentrating forces in that region.
Attention was drawn to Sir Miles Lampson's
telegrams Nos.1081 and 1082 of July 4th, in regard
to the withdrawal of troops from China, and to
Sir Austen Chamberlain's reply No.456, of July
5th, explaining the policy of the Goverment, as
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