CO129-507-3 China- anti-piracy precautions 31-10-1927 - 25-10-1928 — Page 257

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Committee was that the most effective form of int

zational setion was be bring joint pressure to bang

en the Canton authorities with a view to inducing these

authorities themselves to take vigorous measures for

the suppression of piracy. It was agreed, therefore,

that, as a first stop, the Fowers ought to combine in

prosanting a note to the bend of the Lumabung Gevern-

mont, whoever he might be at the time, drawing atten-

tion to the duậy of the Chinese authorities themselves

to supɛress pirkay, but offering the cooperation of

the Fowers to that end; and threatening, in the absence

of sarly and effective nation by the Chinese authori-

ties, to hold these authorities responsible for less

and damage resulting from pirnay and, in addition,

themselves to take appropriate measures for the sup-

pression of pirasy. is to the "appropriate measures"

which should be taken, if neeezakry, the view of the

Committee was that preventive measures should be de-

sided en in the first instance rather than punisive

MENALNOM, Which could be sonsidered later if need dej

and that the beat preventire moneuzes might well be

a continuous international meval patrol at Bins Bay,

12.

The position at the moment is that the draft

nete approved at the seeend meeting of the Committee

and attached to th... minutes thereof has been submitted

to their respective Doveramente by the Japanese,

French, Italian and American representatives and mỹ.

self. If these Governmenta ceneur in its terms and

also approve the iden of an international patrol at

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