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have reached four Eveetency. I have cxplained here difficult it acentd be for me in the absence of an express injunction from the Foreign Office, to inform the

Chinese Government that by an order of separate Department of the state, its rights claimed under a Treaty firevivien

acele

henceforth to be limited

by

curvilions

from

not heretifere insisted rpen; ane as

añe particular agperimes

my oven general ans

I am alike satisfied of the futility of remonstrance against inis larbarens

funishment, and the uselemeuess of any

guarantee that could be

that

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I hur

given,

pardon my remaining

inactive until I can receive instructions

from the Secretary of State for Soreign Affairs,

to whom I have submitted

my

Wellency.

correggprostrence verith your

I can bus repeat my regres iñal

in

amy

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reuse of action

of action I should be

obliged te differ auch thour beelwry

I howe, 7?,

that

(signed) Thomas Francis trade.