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the Governor of Hongkong
In accordance with Lord Knutsford's request to be furnished with further correspondence on this subject
Jam to enclose copies of
a
Despatch from Her Majesty's Minister at Tokio
the
giving the views of Government of Japan, and
of
one
from her Majesty's
Minister in China reporting
the result of the enquiries
which
which he was requested to
make in the matter.
These despatches, together with those previously communicated to you, include all the reports which have
been received in the Foreign
Office this question.
In consequence of the opinion expressed by Sor
John Walsham, in which his German and French
colleagues seem to have concurred, it appeared to Lord Salisbury that
the
matter was not ripe for
decisione
;
८.