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Lord Derby's information that considning the possibility of complications which? may result from the present in settled relations between France and bkins, and pending a dicision on the general question of defence of British Cosessions and Commerce Abroad, and of the action which would follow on that decision in regard to improvements in the defence of Hong Kong, Lord Hartington has

deemed it desirable to take such immediate steps in that direction as

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- possible: and he has accordingly sent out to Hong Kong certain

дина and stores mentioned in a letter

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PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE

Reference :-

C.557 / 33

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