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that they were unlikely to succeed in doing so

if they made the attempt. It was clear from

these telegrams that Sir Miles Lampson had sent

the necessary instructions to Tientsin and had

repeated the on June 4th to make quite certain

that all British residents at the mines were

warned and had an opportunity of withdrawing, but that for some reason they had not been

carried out so far as the personnel of the mines

was concerned. Sir Miles Lamps on, however, had now again

instructed Tientsin that the proper course was

to notify British residents imlividually and direct of the position so that there could be no misunderstanding as to the conditions under which they remained. Sir Laming Worthington-Evans said he was making enquiries as to whether there was any practicable military plan of extricating those

concerned.

After discussion, the Cabinet agreed (a) That if there was any practicable military plan for extricating the persons concerned, and the neod was established, the British Minister at Peking should be given power to authorise action being taken:

(b) That the Secretary of State for

War should co-operate with the Foreign Office in the drafting of a telegrams to carry out this policy.

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