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PUBLIC

RECORD.OFFICE

C.O.537

Reference :-

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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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