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10.
chinese
As regards the general nuestion of @promthing the
Government with a view to arriving at a settlement,
if Hin Majesty'e Cavernment are able to come to a decinton An
to the clauses of persons of Chinese origin to "hom we should
limit
our protection in Onima in eccordance with the mug pes-
tione originally made y His Majesty's
Canton and endorsed by
Coneul-f emoral at
truyền Teption in 1999 (mua location
despatch Ro. 374 of that year), I would recoja ana, in spite of
the fact that China romaine un-unified, and in view of the up-
ortsinty as to when, if ever, a stable Govemment dont rolling
the whole county will be established, that we should wait no
longer and that I should be forthwith authorised to approach
the Chinese (ovemment on the subject in the hope that, should
it be possible to arrive at least at
lines of the Sino- Out ch arrangement,
the acceptance thereof
name modus vivendi on the
we muy be able to seau re
the independent or semi-independent
Mouthem provino en, who are prinsipally congmad,
I have the honour to be, sir.
with the highest respect,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
(Sgd) R.
MAC LEAY.