CO129-507-3 China- anti-piracy precautions 31-10-1927 - 25-10-1928 — Page 181

"ABY.

TIANSLATION NO. 8.

C

January 7th, 1928.

210

sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

Your Excelleney's note of January 6th last, in which you

state that you desire to learn the views of the Imperial

Government in regard to the proposal of the British

Commander-in-Chief on the China Station to send Captain

Maxwell-Scott, commanding K.M.8. "Bruce", together with

two destroyers to Makau in order to discuss the question

of a joint patrol of Bias Bay with the Commander-in-Chief

there.

In reply I have the honour to state that I

referred the matter to the Ministry of Marine who are of

the opinion that it would be preferable to let the

Commander of H.I.J.M's "Uji", now stationed at Canton,

discuss the question with the British naval authorities

at Hongkong.

I avail, etc.

Giichi Tanaka,

Baron :

Minister for Foreign Affairs.

H.E.

Sir John Tilley,

British Ambassador,

Tokyo.