CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 247

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then representing.

Yasin informs me that there are points in Letter to which his reply is directed "to make no specific allusion" as the "natural principle of which is clearly under reference to the Supreme Governments of our respective Countries."

I had no disposition to renew correspondence upon that unpleasant subject and his Excellency will do justice to remember that it was no act of Mine that caused its renewal. When acts that my Government gives me to understand are acts of aggression, committed upon my Countrymen, I owe them a duty from which I cannot escape, howsoever unpleasant the subject may be :

And here I beg permission to suggest, that as the "Natural Principle" is under reference to the Supreme Governments of our respective Countries and yet Undecided, we might be permitted to claim exemption for the time, if not a matter of right at least a matter of courtesy, from the extreme of what we are brought to look upon as acts of aggression.

I have no disposition to continue the correspondence upon this latter...

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then representing. Yasin informs me that there are points in Letter to which his reply is directed "to make no specific allusion" as the "natural principle of which is clearly under reference to the Supreme Governments of our respective Countries." I had no disposition to renew correspondence upon that unpleasant subject and his Excellency will do justice to remember that it was no act of Mine that caused its renewal. When acts that my Government gives me to understand are acts of aggression, committed upon my Countrymen, I owe them a duty from which I cannot escape, howsoever unpleasant the subject may be : And here I beg permission to suggest, that as the "Natural Principle" is under reference to the Supreme Governments of our respective Countries and yet Undecided, we might be permitted to claim exemption for the time, if not a matter of right at least a matter of courtesy, from the extreme of what we are brought to look upon as acts of aggression. I have no disposition to continue the correspondence upon this latter...
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then reprisesting.

Yasin form me that there aux points Letter to which his by cellen af

drected " to make no specific

you

allusion" as the "tratural frinciple

of which is cheacty under reference to the Supreme Governments of our respective Contrès-

I had no disposition to renew

Correspondence tepon that impleasant

subject and his balliney will do

justier

me the

to remember that

it was no act of Mine that caused its rencial, When acts that my Geronwent gives me to understand are acts of aggression,

are committic

3)

244

lepon mmf Countrymen, I owe them Give My Cametry a duty from __ which I cannot escape, howsoever unpleasant the subject may be :

under

And here I beg permission to sugget, that as the "Matural Principle is tudu reference to the Sameene Governments

of an aspective Counties and yet

Undecided, we might be permitted to cam exemption for the time, if not

a matter of

of right at least

a matter of comtesy, from the Extreme of what we are

as

bought to book apon as acts of aggression.

I have

is

no disposition to continue

the correspondence upon this laster

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