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by Fir Dr. Macdonnell,

that there should

love

al

Flag

to the whole of the Chinson Empere, be carried by all Vessels of War.

Ite proposes howene

to convey

to Sir R.

Inacdonnell his dis:

:approval of the pub:

lication

of an official

notice respecting the colour & shape of this Flag, contrary

to the wishes

has of

Robertion.

Int.

And he would be

thent

prepared, if hard Clarendon should it advisable to do so, to informe Sir R. Mardon

that

any complaints made by persons who may conceive themselves injured

territory or by Chinese

in the Chinese

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authorities should, in

the absence of any

special reason to the contrary, be addressed dirretty to the British diplomatie

or Consular

authorities without the intervention of the

God! of SongKong, and that if it should be userssary for

to transmit

that God.

any

such

complaint to the Minister or Consul it should not be accom:

panied by any further

comment than is

neerssary to explain

This

of course will not prevent the God: from referring to the Sac of State for

its nature.

the Colonies

in which the intersate

of Shongkong or offering