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MINUTES OF THIRD MEETING OF COMMIT THE APPOINTED BY
THE DIPLOMATIC BODY TO DISCUSS ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES
HELD AT THE JAPANESE LEGATION? ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER
29th AT 11 A.M.
The Japanese Minister said he believed that the majority
of the Represent atives present had already received the in-
structions of their Governments. He read a letter addressed
to him by the British Minister notifying him that His Majesty's
Government approved general line of action recommended by the
Committee in its meetings of November 16th, subject to the
agreement of the technical experts as to "the appropriate
measures" to be taken in case the Chinese failed to respond.
The French Minister said that he had not yet received
instructions but had reminded his Government.
He was,
The Italian Minister said that his Government agreed to
sending the Net which the Committee recommended.
however, instructed not to commit himself to naval action at
present. This was probably because his Government wished te
know exactly what was involved. The It alian Admiral had net
nough ships to take part in a patrol of the whole coast of
China.
The United States Chargé d'Affaires interposed that such
a patrol was not suggested.
Monsieur Varé said that he understood that the Japanese
Government were now proposing it.
Monsieur Yoshizawa said he would slain the position. The Japanese Government were in macerd with the contents of the draft Note but considering that piracies took place not only in Southern Chinese waters but in the regions of Haichow and Shanghai proposed two textual alt erations in the first paragraph, namely the omission of the word "Southern" and the addition after the words "Bias Bay" of some such worde as "and the waters adjoining Haichow". The Japanese Govexrmert
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