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of a demand for assistance under Treaty,
especially might
when the result of their decision be to involve this country in hostility
with China.-
The
Lord Aberdeen is also of opinion that all applications for assistance in pursuance of such a compact must be addressed directly by Portuguese Government to that of Great
Britain; and that the local authorities, both British and Portuguese,
in China, must be considered as invested with no
power whatever to act
of their own authority,
or at their own discretion, in such a matter.
Further,
His Lordship conceives
that this opinion and determination of Her Majesty's Government ought to be explicitly made known both to the British and Portuguese Authorities
in China. Otherwise the latter might fall into the error of assuming a tone in their communications with the Chinese authorities which might lead to acts of violence being directed against the settlement of Macao;
while the former might, on their part, consider themselves bound to interpose in the event of such acts of violence being committed, without
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of a demand for assistance under Treaty,
repecially
might
when the result of their decision be to involve this fountry in hostility
with China.-
the
Lord Aberdeen is also of opinion that all applications for assistance in pursuance of such a compact suust be addressed directly by Portuguese Government to that of Great
Britain; and that the local authoritier, both British and Portuguese,
in China, must be considered as
invested with no
no power
whatever to
act
of their own
authority.
or at their
own discretion, in such a matter.
Further
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Further, Hir Lordship
conceiver
that this opinion and determination
of Her Majesty's Government ought to be explicitly made known both to the Pritish and Portuguese Authorities
latter might
in China. Otherwise the latter fall into the error of assuming
tone in their communications with the Chinese authoritier which might lead to acts of
violence
being directed the settlement of Macao; against the settlement
while the former might, on their part, consider themselver bound to interpose in the went of such acts of violence being committed, without
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