by
the Chinese for! on the ground of
their claim of Sovereignty,
Macau, I have
over
to instruct you to state
H.M.
to them that H.M. Govt
do not desire the
appt of a British Consul at Macau to be
Viewed
as
any
indication
of
of their opinion on
the conflicting claims
of
China and of
Portugal, but that it has been found
necessary for the due protection of
British
interests to have a
Consular Officer at
that place, in common
with other Powers.