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punitive action. On March 23rd naval landing partå so

burnt a number of houses belonging to well-known pirates

at Bins Bay as a reprisal for the piracy of the British

8.8. "Hopeang" and a further navel expedition destroyed

houses and junks at Bias Bay on September 1st after the

pårmey of the British 8.0. "Yatuhẳng” . On the

the 8.5, "Kechow*, flying the British flag, was pirated

in the West River and one of the officera, a British sub-

Jet, was killed. A landing party from British gunbeate

as a ropri««l burnt houses and oraft at the pirate village

of Taipinghu on September 3rd, while another village, dhekki,

was shelled after a war ing had been given to the inhabitants

#VAQUA

There are of irae obvious

sation but until

this type of

Cantonese authorities awake to their

responsibilities and grapple with the problem, its repetition

** «mes pirasy securs seces

met

eterrent.

the only method likely to

British forces can however only be used at present

when a British interest is involved; wherans the danger

is an international one and ought if posible to be met on

international lines. Ye should welcome

operation

of other maritine Powers, which might of course manifest

itself in other ways besides joint forcible setion against

pirate bases,

Være the Powere concerned

show a uni ted

front the need for forcible metion on their part might in

fast be diminished if not obviated.

Various forms of co-operation will no doubt sugreet

themselves, but among them might be joint pressure on the

Cantonese authorities and joint pelicing of pirate-infested

waters.

British Legalion, Paking.

23rd September, 1997.