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of persons who

charged

are

with crimes

Committed within the

the Empire of China

Questions have been.

raised both

as to the

forms in which the

exhatition shall be demanded and to the

cases to which it

shall apply

which I

on

both

desirous that you should be fully

in

formed of the views

of Her Majesty's fovernment.

On the first head

Jen

head I am tometruct

you

that the Consular or other diplomatic

Officer is in

all

cases the recognized channel of communication between Chinese and Bilish Functionaries. That all ordinary Communications should.

be carried on

that offices

through

and

that without his

Concurrence

direct

communication should

not take place between Colonial Officers and

the

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