CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3] — Page 236

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I repeat my acknowledgment of the zeal and ability with which you discharge your duties. But China is not a place in which it is possible to allow the interests of this Country to be jeopardized by a want of cooperation between Her Majesty's Officers. And for the reasons which I have stated, I hold you to a slight degree responsible for the want of Cooperation which at present exists. For this, I think it my duty to apprize you.

It will readily occur to you that by the continuance of the present state of things, the general interests of this Country are exposed to dangers for which any degree of success in any departmental controversy could possibly compensate.

I have to...

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I repeat my acknowledgment of the zeal and ability with which you discharge your duties. But China is not a place in which it is possible to allow the interests of this Country to be jeopardized by a want of cooperation between Her Majesty's Officers. And for the reasons which I have stated, I hold you to a slight degree responsible for the want of Cooperation which at present exists. For this, I think it my duty to apprize you.It will readily occur to you that by the continuance of the present state of things, the general interests of this Country are exposed to dangers for which any degree of success in any departmental controversy could possibly compensate.I have to...
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intended to give it.I repeat my actineretedgment of the zeal and ability with whichdischarge you your duties. But China is not a place is which it is possible to allow the interests of thus Country to be jeopardized by a want. of cooperation between Her Majesty's Officers, And for the reasons which I have stated, I hold you slight degree responsible for232 the want of Cooperation which at present exists. forofthis I think it any duty to apprize you.occur toIt will readily you that by the contricence of present statethe of things the quieral interests of tha's Country are expored to dangers for which ut degree of success in any departmental con = troversy could possibly Compensate.I have to
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intended to give it.

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duties. But China

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which it is possible

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of

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Her Majesty's Officers, And for the reasons which I have stated,

I hold

you

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for

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the want of Cooperation

which at present exists.

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any

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the contricence of present state

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the quieral interests of

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to dangers for which ut degree of success in any departmental con = troversy could possibly Compensate.

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