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The Netherlands Minister in China (
Oudendijk
), Senior Minister, to the American Minister
(
Schurman
)15
Peking
,
February 5,
1925.
Circular No. 30
Subject:—Situation in Shanghai.
Referring to Circular No. 2116 the Senior Minister has the honour to circulate
herewith among his Honourable Colleagues the translation of a Note,
dated February 4th, which he received from the Wai [Page 599] Chiao Pu in reply to his Note of January
27th,16a on the
subject of the situation in and around Shanghai.
A copy of this translation has been sent to the Senior Consul in
Shanghai.
[Enclosure—Translation]
Note From the Wai Chiao
Pu to the Netherlands Minister (
Oudendijk
)
Peking
,
February 4,
1925.
Monsieur le Ministre: I have the honour to
acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency’s Note, dated January
27th, to the effect that renewed hostilities between Chinese
military leaders again threaten the lives and properties of the
foreign residents, and requesting, in the interest of all the
inhabitants, that the strictest order be given by telegraph to the
authorities in Kiangsu province that no troops be allowed to come
within the neighbourhood of the foreign habitations in or near the
foreign Settlement and Concession, and expressing the hope that the
Chinese Government assumes responsibility for the protection of
foreign lives and properties and will not fail to maintain normal
conditions in and around Shanghai.
In reply I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that I have duly
transmitted the contents of this Note to the Office of the Chief
Executive with the request that the necessary instructions be given
by telegram to the Senior military officers in Kiangsu province.
Hoping that Your Excellency will be good enough to inform the other
Foreign Ministers in Peking of the above, I avail [etc.]
