In view of the aforesaid, the Council passed a unanimous decision to approve of the Watch and Finance Committees' recommendations recorded in the Minutes of their fourth joint meeting and of the opinions expressed at the present.meeting. The Council also approved in principle the draft letters to be sent to the Senior Consul and the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs which had been circulated among the members of the Council, with the exception that mention should be made of the Council having revoked their original compromise scheme, and} insisting on the administration of the Concession in general, andi of the police in particular, being reverted back to the status quo ante. It was also decided to mention in the letter to the Commission that the Council expects that settlement of the question of the police in the Concession will be brought about with the least possible delay, for otherwise further trouble may be anticipated, an& the Council would find itself necessitated to take recourse to all means available: in order to safeguard the interests of the Ratepayers.
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