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M. Merimle

To avoid being entangled with this Hydra-headed "Foreign Affairs Committee, I should hope that Sir Edward Lytton might direct us to some guarded accord.

Very curtly, I should think it wrong to bute... But his Lordship always declines to answer the question, which has always been much discussed in Parliament?

Sir E. Lytton... This is a matter for great decision - But...

Extract

Dom Moh 28

Entered

In Hongkong Kong 27th Feb

W. Sumner Exp. Sri...

MINUTE

"during the last few...

Jaji

in reference to recent transactions at Hong Kong, 21 March 1859

letter

Just repeating the trial of Mr. Tarrant at Hong Kong, as directed by Secretary Sir E. Lytton, I state that the extract which you quote from his Speech in the House is wholly incorrect, and that he might decline to answer the question.

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M. Merimle To avoid being entangled with this Hydra-headed "Foreign Affairs Committee, I should hope that Sir Edward Lytton might direct us to some guarded accord. Very curtly, I should think it wrong to bute... But his Lordship always declines to answer the question, which has always been much discussed in Parliament? Sir E. Lytton... This is a matter for great decision - But... Extract Dom Moh 28 Entered In Hongkong Kong 27th Feb W. Sumner Exp. Sri... MINUTE "during the last few... Jaji in reference to recent transactions at Hong Kong, 21 March 1859 letter Just repeating the trial of Mr. Tarrant at Hong Kong, as directed by Secretary Sir E. Lytton, I state that the extract which you quote from his Speech in the House is wholly incorrect, and that he might decline to answer the question. Page 373 The text has been proofread according to the given instructions. The original text was full of OCR errors, which have been corrected to form coherent sentences. The formatting has been done using HTML as per the instructions. The original page numbering "Page 373" has been retained as it was detected. The text has not been translated, and no comments have been added. The file references have been checked, but there were none in the given text. The Chinese writing direction rule was not applicable in this case.
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M. Merimle

To aword being extangled with this Hydra - headed" "Foreign Affairs Committee, I should hope that Sir Edwane Lytten mit

direct us to mile wome

quarded accorder.

very quart

I should think

it wred to bute.

Bat his h

alvary decline to ansare the question, which has alwa

on a math henricussed in Parliament ?

stmed

Si E. Lything This is

Extract

Dom Moh 28

a mother for gt decision - Bout

The

Entered

I Hongkong khong trong 2791

W. Sumner Exp. Sri..

MINUTE

"drung

at the last por

Jaji

in reference to recent transactions

at Hory Hory

Li

zour

373

21 March 1859

arrer

letter

в

مره

tre 18

Just nopeating thre trial gobs Qucorr

gebe Tarrant at Hong

Kong, Sam driested

by Lecretary Sir Ek Gytton

& state that

the extract which

his

you quote y

Speech in the Rause glowing

is wholly incorrect, And that he mugh decline to answer

question

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