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ralations between fenton and Hong Kong- This should be Jone in such a way as not to lead the Chinese to suspect the British are unduly anxious for a settlement, and in ny tumble opinion, some such means as I have endeavoured to indie De above would be more likely to achieve satisfactory results.
Whilst the negotiations with regard to tariffs and Servi toriality are in progress any suggestion of a general revision of the Treaties with China is, I submit,
to
deprecated, as the mere suggestion would probably laná Chinese to think that the Foreign Powers were untuly saxions
grant goneessions to oninat a cuations advance within th
limite indiested by the Washington Conference is the only ente
polley to adopt in my humble opinion.