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the Administration itself is likely
to be in a position to exercise
considerable influence and it would
be unfortunate if anything inter-
fered to prevent the relations
between the British Head of the
Customs Administration and the
British authorities in the Far East
being placed upon a footing of
mutual confidence and support.
4. With regard to the question
of lighting of the China coast which you refer
h
referred to by you in the last
sentence of paragraph 1 of your
despatch, I enclose for your own
personal information a copy of a
confidential memorandum by Mr.Maze
which has been communicated to the
F.0. and in which the present
position is clearly explained. This
memo ran dum should be treated as
strictly confidential.
I have etc.
(Say). Sidney Webb