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Notes of a meeting st the Foreign Office
on Wednesday, January 18th, 1928.
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xr. 0.A. Bounsey, C.M.G., O.B.E.)
(Chairman)
Hr. C.I. Steel
Foreign Office.
Mr. W.5. Teller
Kr. V.D.Ellis, C.K.G.
Kr. W.T. Southern, C.M...
Colonial office.
Colonial Secretary of Hongkong.
Captain G. Layton, D.8.0., R.X.
Admiralty.
Commander P.H.Harrison, R.N.
Lieutenant Colonel L. Carr, D.8.0..., 0.B.X.. War Office.
Squadron Leader.N.H„Bottomley, A.7.0..
Air Kinistry.
Mr. C.R.Boyd
Board of Trade.
Mr. Mounsey opened the question of the issue of fresh
instructions to the Governor of Hongkong as to measurem
be taken for dealing with pirates. He explained the present
position, which gave the Governor authority to take limit ed
action after consulting the Commander-in-chief and Hi»
Majesty's Minister at Peking. The
situation had been
modified by the conference of Kinisters in Peking on the
question of intemational co-operation; the general
conference had faded away, but the question of co-operation
was still being discussed with the Japanese. on
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