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this purpose as that of such a person who is a British subject, but in practice it is possible that the Chinese
It would may make more difficulties about the former. perhaps be better therefore not to commit ourselves to the extent suggested in the last paragraph of your letter under reply, but merely to state that we will do our best to secure some satisfactory arrangement with regard to
British protected persons of Chinese race
domiciled in the Malay States.
Yours ever,
born or
Gaorge mounsey.