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authority being given to Teichman and
Brenan to inform the Chinese authorities
at Hankow and Canton respectively that you
have received definite information of
existence of a plot emanating from Canton
to assassinate you and leading officials
and commit other outrages in the Colony
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Would a communication in this sense give
away the source of your information, and
if so, how far may we go in this direction?
What information may we say you have
received?