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Confidential
Foreign Office, July 17, 1860
I enclose copies of letters from the Admiralty & Colonial Office respecting the question of granting leases of portions of the Kowloon Peninsula under the perpetual lease which has been agreed of that portion of Chinese Territory, & in compliance with the request of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, I have to instruct you to caution Sir C. Parker as to not granting any lease, whether for Colonial or other purposes, until the wants of the Imperial Govt. have been carefully considered.
J. Russell
The Hon. W. A. Bruce, C.A.
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respecting the question of pranting leases of portions of the Kerstoon
Permisula under the perpetual
Lease which has been acgrind of that portion of Chinese
Territory, & in compliance
with the request of the bee if
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the Colonies, I have to
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instruct you to cantion close
Parker as to not granting
any portion on
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for Colonial or other purposes,
until the wants
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the Imperial
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considered.
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(10) John Russell
The How the 7. W. A. Bruce C.A.
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