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Gale
ст.
C.O.
11353
FOREIGN OFFICE,
March 21st, 1902.
22 MAR 02
235
احمد
10711
gir:-
On receipt of your letter of the 18th ins tent
on the subject of British Postel Agencies in China,
enquiry was made of His Majesty's Minister at Peking
whether he sew eny objection to the reduction of the
letter rate at British Post Offices to four cents
per half ounce for the United Kingdom and all British
possessions.
I am directed by the barquess of lensdowne to
inform you thet e reply has been received from ir
E. Setow stating that he sees no objection to the
proposed reduction. he points out however that as
there is no postel agency at Tients in British sub-
jects there would have to pay higher rates then
at the Southern ports of China.
Sir E. Satow therefore urges the establishment
The Under secretery of state,
Colonial Office.
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