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Please see the notes from Weihaiwei enclosing copies of 3 Cruisers which were received open, although the mailbag containing them bore no evidence of being tampered with. The covers used, although sufficiently large as not to suggest that they were burst open, were perhaps hardly stout enough to withstand rough handling of the mailbags unless tightly packed in the bags : and as in one case the Envelope was contained with others in a sealed cover which bore no signs of being tampered with, it would seem that in that case at least the cover did burst open.

These despatches were sent by the Sebena route, as they were not regarded as so secret as to necessitate their being conveyed via the Thames by British Steamer all the way.

Mr Harris, Washington

Kuuls

Jan 28/3/16

I have looked further into this matter and ascertained from Mr. Wilson that there has been a great deal of correspondence during recent years on this subject. Neither Mr. Smith nor I appear to have seen it. The papers (See Hong Kong 20882/13 and previous papers) show

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17 I 114 ! : I C In Macnaghten Please see the notes from Weihaiwei enclosing copies of 3 Cruisers which were received open, although the mailbag containing them bore no evidence of being tampered with. The covers used, although sufficiently large as not to suggest that they were burst open, were perhaps hardly stout enough to withstand rough handling of the mailbags unless tightly packed in the bags : and as in one case the Envelope was contained with others in a sealed cover which bore no signs of being tampered with, it would seem that in that case at least the cover did burst open. These despatches were sent by the Sebena route, as they were not regarded as so secret as to necessitate their being conveyed via the Thames by British Steamer all the way. Mr Harris, Washington Kuuls Jan 28/3/16 I have looked further into this matter and ascertained from Mr. Wilson that there has been a great deal of correspondence during recent years on this subject. Neither Mr. Smith nor I appear to have seen it. The papers (See Hong Kong 20882/13 and previous papers) show
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17 I 114 ! : I C In Mainaghten Please see the notes from Weihaiver enclosing coorrs of 3 Cruilars which were received open, although the mailbag, conterning them bore no evidence of been's hampered with. The covers used although sufficiently large as not tosuggest that they were burst open by perhaps hardly stout enough to withstand rough handling of the mailbags unless tightly packed in the bags : and as in one case the Envelope was contained with others m' a the contents, are seated cover which bose no signs of being tampered with, it would seem that in that lave at least the cover did burst open. These despatcher route, as they wore sent by the Sebena were not regarded as so devel as to necessitate their being conveyed via the Thames by British Steamer all the way. писный Mr Harris Washington Kuuls Jal 28/3/16 I have looked further into this matter and ascertain- ed from Mr. Wilson that there has been a great deal of correspondence during recent years on this subject. Neither Mr. Smith nor I appear to have seen it. The papers (See Hong Kong 20882/13 and previous papers) show
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17

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114

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:

I

C

In Mainaghten

Please see the notes from Weihaiver

enclosing coorrs of 3 Cruilars which were received open, although the mailbag, conterning them

bore

no evidence of been's hampered with. The covers used although sufficiently large as not tosuggest that they

were burst open by perhaps hardly stout enough to withstand rough handling of the mailbags unless tightly packed in the bags : and as in one case the Envelope was contained with others m' a

the contents, are

seated cover which bose no signs of being

tampered with, it would seem that in that lave at least the cover did burst open.

These despatcher

route, as

they

wore sent by the Sebena were not regarded as so devel

as to necessitate their being conveyed via the Thames by British Steamer all the way.

писный Mr Harris

Washington

Kuuls

Jal 28/3/16

I have looked further into this matter and ascertain- ed from Mr. Wilson that there has been a great deal of correspondence during recent years on this subject. Neither Mr. Smith nor I appear to have seen it. The papers (See Hong Kong 20882/13 and previous papers)

show

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