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of Commerce relative to the recent- Treaty between France and China,
I the
which is likely to be useful to Her Majesty's Government. Should,
official text
of
which I a
am
however
not possessed of, but only of- what purports to be a translation from the Chinese forwarded to Sir George Bowen, confidentially, by Mr. C'Conor, Her Majesty's -- Chargé d'Affaires at Peking.
2.
With regard to the~
Imperial aspect of the question, apart from commercial interests,
I am not at present in a __ position to afford any information
which
anything of consequence
transpire, I will not fail to __ report it immediat
iately.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,