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TELEGRAM.

SECRET.

From ADMIRALTY.

To

0.in C. China 814.

Repeat H.M.Minister Pekin 3.

161

OUT

No.

J

DATE

1.5.27

SENT

0130.

Foreign Offlios Cypher K. (Recyphered).

IMMEDIATE. In continuation of my immediately

preceding telegram

(11) The punishment inflicted should in no case be excessive or out of proportion to the gravity

of the offence.

(iii) Aotion should preferably be taken against military

objectives, such as forts, harraoks or military headquarters.

(iv) The selected objective should as far as possible

be situated in the immediate vicinity of the site of the aot owing to which retaliatory action is determined upon.

(v) Inno osse should action be taken at a place

remote from the scene of the outrage,

(vi) Due consideration must, in all cases, be given to

the safety of innocent civilians, and, so far as possible, the punishment inflicted should fall on the real offenders,

0120/18.

1st Lord. O.N.S.

D.O.N.S.

1.0.3.

D.0.

Do De Q a V. (2). D.N.I.

D.of P. M.8.

Circulation outside Admiralty -

War Office, Air Ministry, 0.1.D.

Foreign Office, Goleniel Offic6.