CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5] — Page 374

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14. It is quite clear at least that the question is not by any means an easy one. The solution is a matter of course that China should appoint a Consul here. It is on the contrary a question to be weighed and determined by the special and exceptional circumstances of this peculiar place, its very peculiar inhabitants, and most peculiar geographical position.

All these considerations, in the opinion of those who are apparently well qualified to form a correct judgment, are decidedly opposed to the policy of Sir M. Alcock being as unfair as it could be to the native residents, who, if polled, would, without doubt, be averse to the suggestion. This does not appear to be dangerous to British interests, especially in times of trouble and impending hostilities, a consideration to which recent intelligence from Gething gives unusual importance.

15. I am also not aware what functions such a Consul would exercise. Sir R. Alcock contemplates limiting the intercourse of the Governor here with the Chinese Empire to representations made through a sub-official like the Consul, instead of through the British Consul to the Viceroy, a humiliation to the Chinese which seems more injurious than beneficial to British interests.

16. Finally, I and my Council felt that, looking to the peculiar

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12 { 13 370 midat منال 14. It is quite clear at least that the question is not by any means an easy one. The solution is a matter of course that China should appoint a Consul here. It is on the contrary a question to be weighed and determined by the special and exceptional circumstances of this peculiar place, its very peculiar inhabitants, and most peculiar geographical position. All these considerations, in the opinion of those who are apparently well qualified to form a correct judgment, are decidedly opposed to the policy of Sir M. Alcock being as unfair as it could be to the native residents, who, if polled, would, without doubt, be averse to the suggestion. This does not appear to be dangerous to British interests, especially in times of trouble and impending hostilities, a consideration to which recent intelligence from Gething gives unusual importance. 15. I am also not aware what functions such a Consul would exercise. Sir R. Alcock contemplates limiting the intercourse of the Governor here with the Chinese Empire to representations made through a sub-official like the Consul, instead of through the British Consul to the Viceroy, a humiliation to the Chinese which seems more injurious than beneficial to British interests. 16. Finally, I and my Council felt that, looking to the peculiar Jean (1891) pu/12//91 and Indly has been removed as it appears to be OCR artifact or unrelated text. The rest of the text is proofread according to the given instructions. Spacing issues are fixed, and sentences are rejoined. Markdown formatting is not used as per the final instruction to output only HTML. The text is formatted into paragraphs using tags.
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