Sir,
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Foreign Office,
March 30, 1899.
March 14, 1899
I am directed by the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs to transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, the accompanying copy
of the correspondence noted in the
margin, respecting the proposed plan for connecting Wei Hai Wei with the British
telegraph system.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
ZH. Villiers
Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.