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desirable, ignor too late, to refer to six a. Clarke. The Prade between Singapore & Saigon ? very large
large but almost future in the hands of Chinese Merchan and porn what I have heard
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501
Foreign Office of
Kovember 19.1874.
With reference to your
letter of
the 5th of September last, communicating
to Lord Derby the views of Her
Magistip's Secretary of State for the Colonial Office
on the subject of.
the Commerical treaty recently regotiated between France and
Annam, but which has not yet
been ratified by the French Chambers,
У
Under Secretary ofSlek
Colonial office