CO129-507-3 China- anti-piracy precautions 31-10-1927 - 25-10-1928 — Page 215

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No. 633. 10.

BRITIAN EMBASSY,

TOKYO.

December 15th, 1927.

sir,

With reference to ŝir Miles Lampson's

despatch No. 2150 of November 29th, I have the honour

to report that in each of my last two conversationa

with the Mininter for Foreign Affairs, on December 5th

and 13th, I have mentioned the subject of the suppression

of piracy at Bias Bay. On the first occasion Baron

Tanaka responded vaguely, as if the subject was not

familiar; on the 13th instant, he was still rather vagus

but said that he had no objection to the proposals of

the Ministers at Peking. It is evidently not he

personally who is interested in the question of piracy

at Haichow.

2. A copy of this despatch has bem sent to His

Kajesty's Kinister at Peking.

I have, etc..

(3gd.)

JOHN TILLEY.

The Right Honourable

sir Austen Chamberlain, k.ü., M.2..

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