the position of having to adopt drastic measures to
evade payment of invoice fees on landing of cargo.
Subj ct to your approval, I do not propose to follow
on this ground; nor does United States Minister, who
has instructed his local representative to continue
prossing for modification of machinery.
3. I am not clear whether you are dealing in London
with request of Chinese for Consul at Hongkong or
whether you wish me to discuss the matter with Wai chiao
pu. Therefore, pending further instructions and a
decision as to the line we should adopt
connexion please see my telegram No.583
in this
I am telling
Mr. Holman to avoid for the moment reference, except in
the most general terms, to the question of increased
Chinesc Consular representation.
Addressed to Foreign Office repeated to Hongkong,
Mission and Commercial Counsellor.
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