CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929 — Page 116

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Goverment in such teras as he may think

fit of the willingness, or probable willing-

ness, of His Majesty's Government to surrender

future instalments of the Indenni ty subject

however to the British Parliament being first

informed of the proposal, and to endeavour to

obtain from them, as he has suggested, a proposal

that the future instalments should be used on

certain definite lines.

that

I am accordingly to suggest that in

paragraph 4 of the draft telegram to Sir Miles Lampson,

it should be explained that it will be a necessary

preliminary step for His Majesty's Goverment to

lay a White Paper before Parliament for 14 days,

and that, subject to the acquiescence of Parliament

having been obtained in this way, His Majesty's

Government will agree to remit all future payments

of the Indemnity.

AS

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