FOREIGN OFFICE,
July 1905.
212
I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th ultimo enclosing a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong on the subject of the protection to be afforded to persons of double (i.e. Anglo-Chinese) nationality by His Majesty's Consular Officers in China.
I am to state, for the information of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain, that His Lordship availed himself of the opportunity which was recently afforded him through the presence in this country on leave of absence of His Majesty's Minister at Peking to consult him semi-officially on Sir H. Blake's Despatch; and I am to enclose a copy of a Memorandum furnished by him on the subject.
Sir E. Satow will probably discuss the matter with the Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.
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However, to follow the exact instructions given and to remove the seemingly unrelated texts and file references, the corrected version focusing on the main content would be:FOREIGN OFFICE,
July 1905.
212
I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th ultimo enclosing a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong on the subject of the protection to be afforded to persons of double (i.e. Anglo-Chinese) nationality by His Majesty's Consular Officers in China.
I am to state, for the information of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain, that His Lordship availed himself of the opportunity which was recently afforded him through the presence in this country on leave of absence of His Majesty's Minister at Peking to consult him semi-officially on Sir H. Blake's Despatch; and I am to enclose a copy of a Memorandum furnished by him on the subject.
Sir E. Satow will probably discuss the matter with the Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.