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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO'
a
• prrition witte the Viceroy acalosons to that of a confidential private Suretary together witte copies
his reply
оз
and my
au coli
to the latter. I should mention
that it is quite impossible to hold direct Confidential communications ow the subject, with this Viceroy Innisely, and theat the begotiations
I have been from the beginning Conducted through the medium Mr Jeai, who porunces, I believe, the thierry's entire Confidence
of
are
I do not see that there any further arguments which
hight be liiged with
any hope of
war with
success. Possibly if war
Russia
Russia
again appeared imminent,
the Viceroy might consent to carry
out his agreement, but it seener torne theat some unfluence has been brought to bear
on hice li
the matter, since the time when he first agreed to transfer the guns. What this influence is, I Camest guess, but it is possible that the danger of international
complications had not occurred to hiin, mitil it was brought to his motive by the Peking government, with whone,
as stated in my last despatch, he has been in communication
on the subject_
I have to
Sd/ Henry Cockburn
alt: Consul
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