C.O. 102
Foreign Office 29 December 1893
Sir,
With reference to your letter 20791 of the 16th November 1893 relative to questions connected with the opening of the West River to foreign trade, I am directed by the Earl of Rosebery to transmit to you, for the information of the Marquess of Ripon, a copy of the instructions which have been addressed to Her Majesty's Minister at Peking on this subject.
I am, Sir,
Your most obedient
humble servant
J H Sanderson
Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office