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and so forth ang of the Chinese can know about those ?

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There is a list of his duties ( list submitted }

That appears to give him pretty wile powers. He knows prac- ılığı

-ticly everything that you now that is going on?

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That is so.

Shelton Hoogęc:- Probably a little more.

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Does he ever see the confidential letters ?

A:- Certainly in connection with the Extimaten.

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But not all confidential correspondence ?

42- He is not clerk for confidential correspondence.

16949:- Is there a Chinese clerk who qees confidential letters ?

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1696 - You a1y Hot now When was the change made

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recently ? 1645-

An orlar was sent down from the Government to the effect

that all confidential documanta should be seen only by leads

and assi>tunt heads of Departmente.

Lau Ohu Paki- How long was that we ?

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Fight or nine month ago.

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Before that he had a chance of seeing confidential documents

and letten?

He had certainly a chance of seeing a number of them. I can't

Day whether he had soon them all.

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