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prepared to give assurances which would cut an
end to the personal liberty of residents within
the Settlement, since that would not only
undermine the Chinese position but would be
contrary to our conception of municipal
administration.
Sir A. Clark Kerr subsequently
telegraphed [Shanghai telegram No. 142 of
25th December] that His Majesty's Consul-General
would submit a tentative draft on his return to
Tientsin (about December 25th).
silver.
His Majesty's Consul-General at Tientsin
stated on 7th December Tientsin telegram No. 489
that according to his information, silver in
concession amounted to 14,238,725 Chinese dollars
National City Bank of New York was the only
neutral bank with suitable vaults for its
reception.
On the same date Sir A. Clark Kerr was
autnorised [Foreign office telegram No. 1193 to
Shanghai of 7th December] to give the Chinese
Government