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my
Conversation at the interview - with the Jeutui of Amoy.
26 November 187/0.
I informed the Foulae what metinctions were and the
the reasons
for my being sent to Amoy ; laying -
much stress on
the point that troops
would not be sent there.
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it appeared that the Chinese Authorities
to
would be able, as well as willing,
give due protection to the persons and -property of Her Majesty's subjects at
the port and that if sent at all the first wish would be for them to cooperate with the Chinese Suthorities for the attainment of the object in view.
But I did not fail to inform His
Excellency
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at the same time that should.
the Chinese Authorities refuse or neglect
to lake, with us, exfectual measures
the Kirlish -
the due protection of
Community it would undoubtedly
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for
be
duty to lake chose measures without them. I tried to explain to Heis-
Excellency that it is the
Majesty s
Ac
duty tute of Her Government
ment to extend all
practicable protection to Her Majesty's subject or to procure it for them, wherever they might low ficely be; that regards British subjects in china it is proper that this duty should be delegated to the Imperial Governancnt and that Her Majesty's Government- - would rely upon the ohmese Government