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Sir M. Lampson thought that the Peking Government might

well be informed of what was being done in respect of Bins

Bay and told at the same time, perhaps verbally, that if they

did not take proper measures at Haishow the Powers might

later think it necessary to turn their attention there too.

Monsieur Yoshizawa thought he might be prepared to agree

to this if everyone else agreed.

wy, Mayer hoped that any communication to the Faking

Government would be inforaal in order to avoid complications.

Monsieur de Hartel defined that had been preponed.

various foreign Governments concerned fiould be told that

ere were other pirate centres besides Eizs Bay but in order

to get international co-operation going it would be better to

at first on a #uell moale at Bias Bay, If

takenna

this was muccessful they were quite willing later to adopt

sane system elsew: ere. This should only be mentioned

mnofficially to the Chinese maherities in Peking.

Monsieur Yoshizawa summing up såld that four of those

present were of opinion that to approach the South and

North similt aneously would lead to complications. He did

not know how much importance the Japanese Government attach-

ad to Hai cher. They might not perhaps like to see it entirely

eliminated from the scheme. but he was, in view of the opinions

of his Colleagues, inclined to agree personally with the

suggestion that an attempt should be made to cope with Bias

Bay first and that the effort if successful should then be

extended to Haichow.

apprehension of his

Vern-

ir. layer again referred to th

ment lest any general naval zotion aighi be intended.

Sir M. Lampson said th

meetings of

reaching scenes

Wole raison d'etre of

Committe was the desire to avoid the fær

the United States Government feared.

Monsieur Yoshisswa said that he understood that the in-

tation was that when

Note was handed to Canton Chang Tso-lin

should