CO129-547-3 China Piracy- anti piracy guards 25-1-1934 - 3-12-1934 — Page 61

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MESSAGE.

From Stonecutters W/T Station

Fæ eign Office "R" Code

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DATE

26 6 34

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Admiralty

This message has been repeated for information to

Addressed C in C China From Consul General Shanghai

Addressed Peking Tel No 50 repeated Commander in Chief

(? copy) to (? GOC) and Missiong;

Messrs

Butteffield and Swire have asked to me transmit

to your by telegraph their formal application for provision

of naval guard on their liners on Shanghai HUNK Tientsín

run They point out that the se ships carry la rger number

of British Nationals with a high percentage of women and children

and they stress necessity, under present lawless conditions,

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of adequate (? protection) being afforded by British Authorites

at Government expense; Furthermore they state that incidents

of piratical attacks on British shipping is engendering lack

of confidence and unfavourable comparison with ships of other

nations resulting in loss of trade and business;

2 In view of previous history of naval guard I questi on

which is TIDI well known to legation I transmit (?this) without

comment; Tel: 050 of the 21st Mr Brenan (ends)

1st Lord

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