greatest
atert attention and with
a^
carash
desire to do all they
1:
can. to meet this
trading with either place.
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I have therefore the honor to
wishes of the Government of His kept daith ful
Omajesty,
ent they find themselves
compelled to come to the conclusion
that the position and interests of
Hong Kory
of..
and Macao are not
sufficiently alike to make it desirable
that an
understa
-istanding
should become
to between Great Britani and
Potigal as to joint
action with
Eéference
and delicate a question
proceedings of
or concerted-
to to diffienct
an
that of the
the Chinese Authorhes
in Chinese Serritory towards fuck.
trading
expres to
you
the
great repect
H. Mh. Grot that they find themelues
of H.
unable to
adopt
I the course suggested
by the Goot of his thost Faithful.
Majesty.
I have
M
(S)) Berly.