CO129-126 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [11-12] — Page 34

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the expediency of the bhinese

for the

gradual

measures

all tunk's under

all Junko

2

ddopting

disarmament of

under penalty of forfeiture, after

certain interval of time and due notice.

I have been favored by the Admiral

with a

copy of the enclosed correspondence,

because, previous

previous to his departure for the Northern partion of his command he

was aware

of adopting

as the time

and I

how stumgly I felt the mempitiy

some such measure as soon.

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ripe for its introduction_

am well pleased to find that after

due consideration the Admiral shares

my commuitions on the subject.

3.

I have in former despatches

so

strongly dwelt on the necessity for some

such

measure

as

well in the interest of

Vide you" le Suey of " Nr 4- 24th Mary-Ju

Paru 5.

31 Octavi

A 384. Kira 94

Chinese

of Foreign bommerce, to complete

the work in which

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satisfactory a preope's

has already been made in the waters

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this bealony, that I need add

om

adjoining nothing have previously

my

stated.

part to what I

H: The Adminal having placed himself

in communication with the Naval bommanders-in-Chief of other Foreign

Towers has obtained, and enclosed in Despatch, reblies intimating as genual

concurrence

in the

projected policy

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his

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leading points of the

as could reasonably have

been exchected, and with such

strong.

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testimony in favor of the scheme, I trust that Her Mapsty's Government may feel authorized in pressing on the Chinese