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office arrangements, I fanay there has been a certain a-
mount of genuine misunderstanding i that is to my, I
think that Dr. Jang was probably under the impression that
in notifying the name of the appointes of the Ministry
(please see my telegram Number 53 of August 6th) he had
done all that was required and as he received no definite
intimation that Lu Chih-yuan was unacceptable he probably
allowed the authorities concerned to understand that the
necessary formalities had been complied withe You will
recall that Aveling reported in his despatch Number 46
of August 12th that Dr. Sang expressed his sincere regre ta
and apologies to you at the way the matter had been hand-
led, owing, he alleged, to faulty departmental liaison an
his side, and that he undertook to do the proper thing in
the future. I loow that Aveling, who has eines besa up
here, was under the impression that the matter had been
adjusted so far as I was concerned.
Anyway, we now want to get on with the business, but before instructing Aveling to return to the charge, I had better be quite certain of your attitude and what your requirements are (1) in general for the future and (2) in the specific case of im. If, therefore, you will let me
know/