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The treaty was ina conficiantial deppe
realised that Hong Kong would be
very closely affected by any new
commercial treaty with China, a copy
of the draft with the covering
despatch to Sir M. Lampson was sent
to you as soon as that despatch had
left, with our official despatch of
the 14th of March Confidential,
In this it was suggested that you
should examine the draft and inform
us
me whether it would be possible for
Hong Kong to accede to a treaty on
the lines proposed, and if not, what
modifications you would wish to
suggest.
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as regards Malaya)
It was not, however,
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intended that you should divulge
the text of the treaty to anyone
outside the circle of your official
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advisers, or that you should intervene
in the course of policy laid down by
His Majesty's Government in pursuance
of