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with refersnee to your despatek No.374 (4478/22) ar June 27th last, relative to the recognition and protection in China of British subjects of Chinese deseent, I transmåt te you berewith a copy of a letter from the Colonini office, enclosing a copy of a despatch on the subject from the governer of
Hongkong.
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I approve your general attitude in this matter, and in particular your action in regard to the question raised by the Senior British Aecessor in the Mixed Court at Mhanghai; and you are correct in saavwing that chapter XXV in the revised edition of the consul ur instructions san'at be applied in China watii the Chinese government abandon their clair be the indefinite centinumce of Chinese nationality or come to some satisfactory arrangment with His Majesty's Goverment for the sottiment of
this question.
A copy of this correspondenes is being tranmitted to Canton, for the information of His Majesty's consul-general
at that port.
1 an, with great truth,
$15.
Your obedient Servant,
For the Secretary of state!
(SA) 0. II. VILLIERS,
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