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State
The U.S. q. St
Jc. O.
MINUTE.
Jo Hong
5940
Il M. Lucas. 8. May
Mer. Wingfield.
Mr. Pramston 9
Mor. Meade,
Mer. Herbert,
Lord Cadogan.
poly
Fir Mc. Hicks Beach
Sin
Jam
12. May
I am directed by the S. of
S.
for the colonies to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter
of the 14e the Celtimo
relative to the question
h: Bramston
Should a despatch be seut
to Hong Kong
or The Straits
CPL
Wait like 2.0.
1
of T
the protection in China British Subjects of
Chinese origin.
-2.
After full consideration
to your
atten sand concerfondence of the Enclosures
at complete
Ug
letter, which are herewith
returned, Sir. M. Hicks
Beach desires me to state
that the argumente
Now
advanced have failed
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