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duties to certain well defined

act no one

of which as it

-possibly

Seems to me can

lead to collision with any foreign power.

Thus it is not intended that

any naval officer should be called on to seize a foreign Ship in a British port

nor a

British ship in a foreign port except where by treaty & usage British jurisdiction

Extends

On

to full consideration

I think it will be well to

defer in some measure to the

objections of

the Admiralty &

therefore submit a draft somewhat

more minute, really

departing from 4" minute - going a little more closely into the question & showing what instructions are essential.

M. may

I think the chief with do as it heretofore has done

Entered.

Ad 2633 2. Cro. 308°

308°/

The Secretary

Admiralty for

to the

Mr. Elliot

30. April

Mr. Merivale. Mr. Ball.

W. Labouchere. 7. May

MP to Dajet 9th. Ans 22. May Job

45346

See separate

Minute within

Am

-Sf

mit

28

888

You are directed

Reference 1856.

by W.W. See: Labouchere to acknowledge

receipt of your

letter

of the 20th ultimo, on

the subject of this

Copy to God 5 July 1856 and to which

Officers

to Foreign Office

Duty 1856

Copy to S.G.502

in Command

of Her Majesty's Ships should

in

interfere in carrying

into effect the

Chinese Passengers'

Act

passed in the

last

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