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designed to placate irredentist opinion in the
Kuo Min Tang, it is proposed, if Sir “.
Vansittart concurs, to write privately to
Sir William Peel to let him know that his
attitude is one which meets with approval.
The negotiations
that is to say should
be confined to a purely Customs agreement,
designed for the better protection of each
other's revenue, and extraneous political
considerations (including an extraneous quid
pro quo on our side) should be excluded from
the discussions.
Yours sincerely,
Sd. E. Robrisa.
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