CO129-507-3 China- anti-piracy precautions 31-10-1927 - 25-10-1928 — Page 267

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MISUSE OF SECUID H.ITING OF COMMITTEE

APPOINTED BY THE DIPLOMATIC BODY TO DISCUSS MTI-PIRACY

MASU

The Committee considered the draft of a joint

communication to tàs iwangtung authorities which hud been

prepared on the lines proposed at the morning meeting,

The draft in the fora finally approved by the Comitles

is attached (annex).

The viow of the Committee was that this cosmunication

should be handed to General 14 Chai-um, or whoever

was at the time at the head of the local Canton Goverment,

If possible it should be a joint Note but otherwise an

identic Note; and in any case it should preferably be

handed in by the Consular representatives personally, in a

body.

It

The Comittee then proceeded to discuss the mature

of the "appropriate messures” which should be taken by the

Powers failing early and effective mation by the Chinese

authorities with, or withous, foreign co-operation.

was agreed that the most appropriate messures was a continu-

ous International Sarul futrol of dius buy and that the

details of such a patrol should be worked out

Moval fricers or the Powers concerned,

ae Senior

Home Lour Yeshisawa asked whether there was any other

appropriate measure besides patrol.

Sir C. Clescată replied that the only other moueure

But such action was for

em# netion on shore

se Chinese authorities thcapelves to

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