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before I was able to give you.

full report

on all the cases

and the sufferings, that most of the prisoners have Endurr. d, Ifort it, therefour, my duty

to add.

ai

greural report for

the information of their

Bettencies. the British and

Trruch Bhruipotentiaries hoping

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iw prison those who had continued their connection with

Foreigners during the present.

struggle..

It was Iblisve.

Yours

increasing conviction that the

benefit of

the

had

that it

assish

in

may

you

impressing

thene with the

moral obligation to de

something for

Sour

unfortunate

tinate sueu-

of these

and to

convince theme of the unwillingures

of

the Chiness Govt to

ouch

carry

the wished

of

the Atters by retaining

amustip

not been extruded to the lach

mrutioned class of prisoners which impressed, your

to in

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1. Political offendres.

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