5
12
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then moved
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acted on bye
by our chery
Nury.
I declined to postpone notice of the only flag, the Admiralty up to that date had recognized:
5. Subsequently when our Naval Authorities decided on recognizing a square flag the Officer Administering the Government here during my temporary absence last year reported to that effect, and if there has been major parallel any omission it would appear to consist in his not having given as much Gazette publicity to the latest fashion of flag as I had preconized by Admiral as given to the first.
t. I am happy to be instructed by Secretary of State No 618 26 Nov 1868.
566-68
Enclosure now to supply that information of which till receipt of Your Lordship's despatch I was not aware. I
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cannot moreover see how I can better carry out Your Lordship's instructions of cancelling the notice which I gave last October. To prevent misapprehension, I conclude by enclosing a copy of that notice which probably Your Lordship will be surprised to find merely the publication of an Official letter from the British Admiral quoting the instructions of the British Admiralty and describing the Chinese National Flag as settled by the Chinese Government itself.
It therefore seems impolitic to cancel, in the ordinary meaning of the word, publication of the Admiral's letter.
I cannot say that the Admiral did...
Neither can I write that letter on the grounds that the Admiralty...
5
12
WOLD
then moved
y which
C
acted on bye
by our chery
Nury.
I declined to postpone notice of the only Slay, the Admiralty up to that date had recognized:
5. Subsequently when our Naval
Authorities decided
on
~ recognizing a square flag the Officer Achministering the Government
here during my temporary absence last par reported to that effect, and if there has keen major purral
any
omission it would appear to consist
in his net having given
as much Gazette
Imislicity to the latest fashion of Slay
as I had
presegnized by
Admiral as
given to the first.
t. I
happy
am
Buchter to
Secretary of State Ne 618 26
Not 1868.
566-68
Enclosure
now to supply that t
comision of which till receipt of Your londohifio despatch Jwas not aware. I
No 2.
cannot
moreover see how I can better out Your Lordship's instructions of cancelling the notice" which I.
cany
gave last
October. To prevent misapprehension. I
Conclame the enclose copy of that notice which protully
Your Lordship will be surprised to find merely the publication of an Official letter from the British, Admiral quoting the instructions of the British Admiralty
and describing the Chinese National Sag
• settled by the Chinese Government
ao
itself.
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me to
It therefore seems impur pitite for cancel, in the ordinary meaning of the
word, publication of the Admiral's letter.
say that the Admirak did-
Neither
can
I
not write that letter on that the Actminalty
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