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AFFAIRS OF CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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(No. 79. Secret.)
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[April 27.]
12 JUL OS
SECTION 2.
No. 1.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received April 27.)
(Telegraphic.) P.
Peking, April 27, 1909.
CLAIM of Chinese Government to suzerain power over Bhutan.
I consider that in order to combat Chinese pretensions effectively, it is necessary
to conclude a treaty of the kind mentioned in your telegram No. 76. As you point out, the Chinese claim is shadowy.
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