for the surveillance of foreign Trade at King Chow
recipe of & F. 44: Sply Ithall
be prepared
to station a
Consular
Officer at the port for the Protection & Control of British
Subjects.
(a) & D. Vade
auslation.
Re
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The Prince of Kung makes an
un reply.
Communication
On the 1st day of the 11th moon of the 10th year of Tung Chih (Dec 23/71) the Prince received
a despatch from the British Minister
Stating that to the Port of Swatow, among
1
the named
5. By the British
in the
Treaty of 1858, & in various other
Treaties signed
9
ten & Lu Recently
as the ports at which foreign merchants Shall be at liberty to Trade and reside, and that as
foreign merchants were now desirous of trading at the Port in question, it was the Brit: Minister's duty in common with his colleagues to request that
Instructions be issued as
may be necessary for the surveillance of Foreign Trade, and that our receipt of
a reply from His Excellency Tung would be prepared to station
a Consular Officer at the port for the Protection & Control of British Subjects.
F. Bade Esqr. C. B.
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