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1876
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Foreign Office December 13 1876
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I am directed by Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to transmit to you to be laid before ... [illegible text, possibly "the Earl"] ... a copy of a despatch which has been received from Lord Lyons, in relation to the attempt made by Monsieur Depuis to open communication with China through Annam by the Sever[n] Sea route.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
The
Under Secretary for
Colonial Office