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After Sir Stenry Keppel had

changed views with

views with his colleagues

The Senior haval ofpeers of

wher Powers

having any Japan, and we

Raval force in Chin

or

we had confered together.

during his visit to Pekin, Le ac=

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companied

Jaman.

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to the King-li-

and

discussed with the Prince of King

and other Ministers.

Two Maritime Provinces to devise

law for to

meaus

for giving effect

the disarmament and registration

all Native vessels.

fall

Some time later I

received through the United States

Legation copy of a letter which

Admnal Bell

commanding

the

United States Squadron, had addressed

the whole subject was

to Iir Hury

Strung Keppel on the entject,

My

letter to the Prince

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Covering

gives

the

and

the

summary of

suggestions

Stighness' reply is so

what took place

made. Itis in

for satisfactory

that be states

orders

had been

with

my

the

two

sent in

acendance

proposals to the stigh officers of

and transmitted in

despatch. I the United States Minister here. Finding considerable

divergence of pinion between the two senior haval Officers

best

meurs

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to the

of cooperating to the

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