In the process of the Court,
I now beg to inclose copy and translation of
the reply which I have
received from Count Berchem, from
which H. E. L. will observe that, as the Imperial Ministry for Foreign
Affairs has not yet
received the
Consul's Report, it begs that
no further action may be taken until
the report in question has been
received and taken into consideration,
I have, &c.,
E. B. Malet.
Translation
C. O. 8316
Received
Reg'd 15 May 86,
Berlin,
8.5.86.
The Director of the Foreign Office,
Count Berchem, in reply to its Note Verbale of 24th ulto. respecting the action of the Imperial Acting Consul
von Rollendorff in a suit reading before the English High Court at Hongkong, has the honour to inform H. E. Sir E. Malet that the report of the German official on the question
is not yet received, but in consequence
of the above mentioned note a report has been requested in case it should
not already have been sent. The Foreign Office cannot therefore give
a reply in
the matter till the report is received.
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