DOMESTIC.
Office or Individual,
tong trọng 8 9562
(Subject.)
238
.: Offer Establishment by Chinese Fort of Fiscal Stations & Customs Houses near Macao
Date.
1876
wy 10
previous Paper
ast
Grand Sept 2
ph. 4 | 76-II & S 1090)
Fowned haust. of desp from Portuguese Minister suggesting joint action of England & Portugal in resisting these encroachments of the Chinese. We propose to decline such joint action
Brand.
(Minutes.)
Sie d. Paunceli
I would entirely concur in the reply proposed by the F. O. It is certainly safe enough. The nature of business and of tracking being entirely different, joint action would be inadvisable. But it is clear.
182. 15/8/76.
As regards Hong Kong he should clearly keep aloof from the Portuguese & have nothing to do with Macao,
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2 Macao,
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