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National busign to be displayed his Apels shall be of that shape, and not three concred.
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While I concus in your Excellency's views that this change should proceed from the supreme Authorities who first established the Flay, at the same time the shape as proposed by the Nice Ring
affears more consistent with our ideas of what a National Flag should be..
Therefore, in forwarding, the whole correspondence to ber Majesty's Minister in China, I
have requested that he will definitely settle this question with
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the Prince of Khung, at the same time d'informen His Excelleng that I shall acknowledge the square Flag if otherwise of the fattern established, hendring further instructions.
I have He,
(Signert.) Henry Keppel,
Tice Admiral and Commander-in-Chiep