CO129-515-1 Piracy- legal proceedings arising from sinking of S.S. 'IRENE' 18-1-1929 - 6-9-1929 — Page 86

D.

In any further communication on this subject, please quote

No. 2174/72/10

and address-

not to any person by name,

but to-

"The Under-Secretary of State," Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

Sir.

FOREIGN OFFICE.

3rd June,

S.W.1.

1929.

Ч

$3

I am directed by Secretary sir Austen Chamberlain

to refer to your letter 62771/29 of the 1st ultimo

relative to the sinking of s.s."Irene" in Bias Bay.

2. I am to say that Sir Austen Chamberlain would be

glad if particulars as suggested in paragraph 2 of your

letter under reference could be compiled at Hong Kong,

and transmitted both to Peking and to London for possible

use in this connexion, but it will be remembered that in

Sir Austen Chamberlain's despatch No.1107 of the 6th

December 1928 addressed to His Majesty's Minister at

Peking copy of which was sent to the Colonial Office with

Foreign Office letter F 5856/43/10 of December 10th, it was

laid down that the fact that a piracy took place in Chinese

territorial waters did not ipso facto justify the

presentation of a claim to the Chinese authorities.

3. A copy of this letter is being sent to the

Admiralty.

Conn for. S.

вос

52747/28

The Under Secretary of state,

Colonial Office.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

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