to the help you can give by expressing
with equal freedom your own views to
us.
But the telegrams themselves are
highly confidential.
They are sent for
your personal guidance only and unless
otherwise stated should not be
communicated to your Council. It might
well be disastrous if by any unguarded
expression of opinion by an individual
member of Council the intentions of His
Majesty's Government were revealed before
effect was given to them. There is all the
greater danger because the telegrams deal
with a constantly changing situation to
which His Majesty's Government must as
constantly adjust their policy. I shall
be glad to receive your assurance that you
have these conditions fully in mind and
that you will take the precautions required
to preserve the strictly confidential
character
character of the communications
passing between His Majesty's
Minister in China and the home
Government.
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