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T'ANG SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO RECENT ACTIVITIES OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN "CREATING PUBLIC OPINION" ABOUT BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CHINA. THIS WAS NOT A GOOD THING. · IT DID NOT CREATE A GOOD ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. THE RELEVANT CHINESE AUTHORITIES WOULD SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO CHINESE
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I UNDERTOOK TO REPORT T'ANG'S VIEWS. I SAID I HOPED CONVERSATIONS OF THIS KIND WOULD CONTINUE WITH MY SUCCESSOR AND WOULD PRODUCE CONCRETE RESULTS,
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MR. CRADOCK
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