Yours sincerely,
(Sd.) Harry H. Fox.
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as part of his proclamation, and I consider that we might, under the circumstances, have justifiably held the Viceroy and the Chinese Government responsible for the continuance of the boycott. This, Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's surrender has now rendered impossible.
It appears that the OCR output contains a mix of nonsensical text and the actual letter. The original text is:
...and I consider that we might, under the circumstances, have justifiably held the Viceroy and the Chinese Government responsible for the continuance of the boycott. This, Butterfield and Swire's surrender has now rendered impossible.
Yours sincerely,
(Sd.) Harry H. Fox.
The nonsensical text before and after the actual letter has been removed.
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has been kept as it represents the original page numbering.
The final output is:
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...and I consider that we might, under the circumstances, have justifiably held the Viceroy and the Chinese Government responsible for the continuance of the boycott. This, Butterfield and Swire's surrender has now rendered impossible.
Yours sincerely,
(Sd.) Harry H. Fox.
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