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which the minimum tariff as a whole does not apply.
This particular objection would not arise if the
French Government were prepared to conclude an agreement
according the entire minimum tariff to the produce and
manufactures of Hongkong, but it seems probable that an
agreement in this sense, no less than an agreement limited
to transhipment facilities, could only be concluded if the
Government of Hongkong were prepared to offer to the French
Government some equivalent concession in return.
I am to suggest that these considerations might be
brought to the notice of the Governor of Hongkong with an
'enquiry as to the nature of the concessions, if any, which
the Colony would be able and willing to offer.
1 am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
Louis Malle