CO129-507-3 China- anti-piracy precautions 31-10-1927 - 25-10-1928 — Page 304

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This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be

returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]

From CHINA,

Decode. Sir M. Lampson (Poking)

29th December 1937.

D.

11.20 a.m. 30th December 1927.

R.

9.0 a.. 30th December 1927.

No. 1796. (F).

333 END

Shanghai telegram No.371.

I propose to ignore this move. If Nationalist authorities cannot themselves discharge their duties under International Law they cannot legitimately blame us for taking our own protective measures.

Addressed to Foreign Office. Repeated to Shanghai Canton and Commander-in-Chief.

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