CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 163

successor Vice Admiral

King respecting the proceedings of the Freuch

in Cochin China -

I am.

Sir, your mout obedient, humble sewant,

Rogers

Bull In

37

Alayin

того

Estract from

a

Memorandum

In 1989

161

dated 22 May 1885 left by Adminal So A. M. Ruper for the information of bice Adrien King .

The French rumpation of Saigon

of

& then have recent assumption the Protectorate of fambifi whenly they may extend Ken territorial occupation even to Bangles was some short time sime the subject of much anxiety amongst the thercentile anmmunity at Singapore importance of this question that every effort 5 Keep in

then

is such

should be used

view any effort in

part of the French Govt. to lettend then protectorate

to add to thei

Phassions. Malgrote are dently

Aware