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REGP 1 JUN 10,
AFFAIRS OF CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
[May 13.]
SECTION 1.
(No. 171.) Sir,
Sir Edward Grey to Mr. Max Müller.
Foreign Office, May 13, 1910.
I HAVE received your despatch. No. 119 of the 21st ultimo respecting the recent riots at Changsha.
in a
I approve your action in urging the Chinese Government to take steps to prevent the Hunan disorders from spreading to other provinces, and I authorise you to put claim in due course for compensation for all direct losses suffered by British subjects during the outbreak,
I am, &c.
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E. GREY.
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