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If we take no such precautions and keep our agreement secret until the preliminaries are completed, rumours might again spring up to give rise to agitation, to the disadvantage of our negotiations, and the existing friction between foreigners and Chinese would as a consequence take a serious turn. would like you to put these suggestions before Taikoo for their consideration.
civic societies would again cavil at our action.
Yours faithfully,
Self Governing Society of Canton,
23rd day (10/6/09).
We
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If we take no such precautions and keep our agreement secret until the preliminaries are completed, rumours might again spring up to give rise to agitation, to the disadvantage of our negotiations, and the existing friction between foreigners and Chinese would as a consequence take a serious turn. would like you to put these suggestions before Taikoo for their consideration.
civic societies would again cavil at our action.
Yours faithfully,
Self Governing Society of Canton,
23rd day (10/6/09).
We
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