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The Pundionaries charged with the "conduct of the trial, requiring them le

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investigate the

case with strier

"impartiality and forbidding the illegal infliction of emel forms of torture no to

His tweellency desires me to observe that in the stipulation he has been instruded by the secreting of State ti maste previous to the delivery of a Chmirese Offender no question of the legality of the tortive

It is not denied that

is raised.

Secretary

the torture and cruel forms of punishment inflicted are

dulyj aucherized by the Laws of China.

I but the Chinese Authorities and

required to waive that portion of

their procedure

as a

condition of the

delivery by this Govenment of -

Chinese Aiminals.

I have, H.,

(signed) W.. Alevanier, Ading Colonial Secretary.

(Irue Coques)

W#alexandy Acting Colonial Secretary.