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Sir Unichael Hicks Beach proposes to
address to the fovernor of Hong Kong
of the proposed despatch.
I am to add that Her
quajesty's
Minister at Peking has been instructed
upon the subject of
the
So-called
Hong Kong Blockade; and, in returning
to you
the Draft in question,
with a
request
that a
copy of
it
be
away
furnished for
the Archives
this
of
Office
I am to request you
to state
to Sir Michael Hicks Beach that Lord
Salisbury fully Concurs
in the terms
of
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to forward
copy of the Junk Tariff
in accordance with the request contained
in the concluding paragraph of your
letter.
am
Sir
four most obedient
humble servant
Hister