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Foreign Office
17th September 1900
Sir,
In reply
Co
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latter 298819/1900
of the 14th inst. rropecting the Bale mission at Li Long, Jam directed by the marquess of Salisbury to inform you! that he concurs in Mr. Secretary Chamberlain's proposal to approve the Governor of Hong Kong's suggestion to
force to the northern boundary,
move a
of the Colony of Hong Kong and from there establish daily communication with hi Long, frovided that, in his opinion after consulting Her Majesty's Consul at Canton, it would not had
Under. Secretary of State
Colonial Office.
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