36. Off-
P.L. Bonham
Strong Kong DOMESTIC.
C. O. 2763 RECP/REGE II FFT 87
No. 2763
(Subject.) 221
be or Individual.
reign offices Date. 1884 10 Feb
previous Paper. subsequent Paper. 237
Opium Agreement Incloses copy of tel? Caresha with Minister at Peking
(Minutes.) W. Bramston.
This shows (among other things) the F.O. notwithstanding that the last par. of 2005 did two days later propose to our Ambassador at Peking to make friendly intervention on behalf of Portugal, and that he apparently did not make the suggested communication, that nevertheless he thinks there is a "fair chance now of arrangement about Macao". Should the proposed answer to 2005 be modified?
fu91176 Yes - the answer now might be an act of both letter and spirit. It is concluded that Lord Salisbury will not now think it necessary to answer M. D'Antes as proposed on 2005. M.11/2 Ackroyd agrees that...
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