CO129-521-2 Piracy in Chinese waters- anti-piracy measures 9-1-1930 - 10-4-1930 — Page 176

SUBJ...CT:

CONFIDENTIAL.

ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES - CHINA COAST.

FROM

THE COMMANDER-IN-CHILF, CHINA STATION,

H.M.S."Kent" at Hongkong.

DATE

TO

29th November 1929.

No. 1791/01034.

.TEL SLCRETARY OF THE ADIRAI TY.

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In accordance with Admiralty telegram dated the 1st

November 1929, No. 941, the following documents relative to the

prevention of piraoy in Chinese waters are submitted:-

1.

2m

Composition and Terms of Reference of Anti-Piracy Committee at Hongkong,

Report of Anti-Piracy Committee dated 30 th Oo to be r 1929, Fo. H.E.0260,

3.

Joint Letter from five shipping companies dated 30th August 1929,

4.

Copies of letters, etc., received individually from shipping companies,

5.

6.

7.

2.

Detailed report on the piracy of the ɛ.s."Deli Taru",

*

xtreet from South China Morning Post".

Anti-Piracy Guards (Indian).

I particularly wish to draw Their Lordships' attention

to the report of the Anti-Piracy Committee of 30th October, 1929,

which very clearly and ably sums up the whole situation, and with

which I am in complete agreement.

Although the report covers

the whole ground, I wish to add some remarks on the difficult

situation and put before Their Lordships my own personal views.

3. It has to be noted that at every epportunity the

shipping compares continue to put forward the claim that the

internal protection of their ships against piracy is a responsibil-

ity of the Government, and they follow it up with the natural

Gorollary of that claim for an extended supply of armed guards

instead of the proposed abolition. It is obvious that if that

responsibility were accepted by the Government a very large

increase in the number of guards would be necessary, as not only

would the demands of certain companies that all instead of only

some