CO129-521-2 Piracy in Chinese waters- anti-piracy measures 9-1-1930 - 10-4-1930 — Page 138

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ORIGINAL DECODE

RECEIVED

22FEB 1930

COL. OFFICE

of a telegram from the .A.G. HONG HOG

148

Colonial

Dated 21st Feb 19230. Received in the

Office at

1.40 ..

on

21st Feb 30

Dominions

Decoded

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by

Decyphered

Confidential. Your tel of 1st Feb Confidential anti-piracy

guards. I invite reference to my desorth of 5th Jan 1920 confidential. I adhere to views expressed therein and

consider that shipping companies have not taken a lequate steps

in the meanime to provid: against position whic. will rise on

withdrawal of Navel and Military guards. I agra generally

with the views expressed in anti-piracy comittees report of

2nd July and Haiching piracy has not altered my views.

the attempt in that case we rendered corsible by failure

secure certain onenin by which pirates gaine access to

grilled ares. I agree with Ministers views on buis pir:cy

expressed in his despeto of 12th December (1789).

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The shipping companies are at Inst alive to their position and

I received on 13th Feb a request to rec ive a deputation for

the purpose of considering a scheme then for the first time

pub before this Goverment that a special force should be

created of good class fighting men from India with an

establisment of British or foreign ".0.0's the whole to form

a se arate unit under its om commanding officer and placed

for training and discipline under naval Commander in Chief XXX

or G.0.0. the cost to be met in the first instance by this X Government and recovered by a surcharge on all shipping

visiting the Port assisted by a grant in aid from the

Imperial Government and a contribution from the Singapore

Government and other unspecified sources.

I receive the deputation on 17th Feb and found that the

scheme had only been considered in barest outline. No idea of

the cost had been obtained nor did the details involved