To Sir E. Grey would give further consideration to the matter
to see from this point quarter
should focus his thoughts with a
Life fee or Individual,
Sign 1908
Mary Conf 457
HONG KONG No. 16837
C O. DOMESTIC.
16837 11 MAY OF
(Subject.) Pratas Island - China Seas.
Question of annexation has come
Lieut further expressed his views in a previous Paper.
7 Sites Transferred by reins.
RLA
(Minutes.)
The F.O. have apparently overlooked
Gw Secret 2 Further ans? 7sup
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25000-11-07.
subsequent Paper.
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the 1902 correspondence annexed
? Refer them to it
That is to say the first step would appear to be to ascertain whether Pratas is claimed by China or Japan & that in the meantime the Secretary of State will send a copy of comes confidentially to the Governor of Hongkong for his observations
And So so
The correspondence of 1902
ali
H
thens cleared that it was not claimed by Japan. If the ...