CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7] — Page 466

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463

and the Foreign Office on the subject of

direct

communication between the British

Authorities here and the Chinese

Mandarins at Kowloon.

I am much gratified at learning

that Her Majesty's Government

recognizes

the unavoidable necessity for maintaining

such communication, and I am

more

especially pleased at Your Lordship's decision that

any prohibition of non-official intercourse between subordinate officers of Government on the different sides of the frontier is wholly unnecessary. I always found such intercourse to be in the highest degree beneficial, and it is only natural that, as

elsewhere, the

informal interchange of mutual

good

offices

and local information should tend to promote a good understanding and be conducive to the public interests.

3.

At the same time Your Lordship

considers that direct communication between

the Authorities here and at Kowloon

should be maintained only

under restrictions calculated to secure its being confined

to matters of immediate urgency

and practical detail, whilst Lord Clarendon

points out that although it is desirable, as proposed, to track a fugitive

Criminal, his extradition should

be demanded through Her Majesty's Consulate

at Canton.

There being at present no

right on

the part of the Government to require the

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203 * 463 and the Foreign Office on the subject of direct communication between the British Authorities here and the Chinese Mandarins at Kowloon. I am much gratified at learning that Her Majesty's Government recognizes the unavoidable necessity for maintaining such communication, and I am more especially pleased at Your Lordship's decision that any prohibition of non-official intercourse between subordinate officers of Government on the different sides of the frontier is wholly unnecessary. I always found such intercourse to be in the highest degree beneficial, and it is only natural that, as elsewhere, the informal interchange of mutual good offices and local information should tend to promote a good understanding and be conducive to the public interests. 3. At the same time Your Lordship considers that direct communication between the Authorities here and at Kowloon should be maintained only under restrictions calculated to secure its being confined to matters of immediate urgency and practical detail, whilst Lord Clarendon points out that although it is desirable, as proposed, to track a fugitive Criminal, his extradition should be demanded through Her Majesty's Consulate at Canton. There being at present no right on the part of the Government to require the
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203 * 463 and the Poreign Office on the subject of direct communication between the British Authorities here and the Chinese Mandarins at Kavolomi. Lam much gratified at learning that the Majesty's Gorunment 's Government recognizes the ssnavoidable necefsity for maintaining r such communication, and I am more) especially pleased at You Lordship's decision that any prohibition of non official intercause between subordinate officers of Government on the different side of the frontier is wholly minscesary. I always found such intercourse to be in the highest degree beneficial, and it is only natural that hue as elsewhere the informal interchange of mutual good offices and local information should tend to promote a good understanding to the public interests. 3. conducive At the same time Your Lordship cavsiders that direct communication between The Authorities here and at Ravlom A n der restrictions. should be mamtamed only calculated to secure its being confined to matters of immediate urgency and) practical detail, whilt Lord Clarendon may be points out that although it desivable as proposed to track a fugitive Aiminal, his extradition should Carly be demanded through We tajialy's Cursulate at Canton. Thue being at present no right on the part of the Government to require the
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203

*

463

and the Poreign Office on the subject of

direct

communication between the British

Authorities here and the Chinese

Mandarins at Kavolomi.

Lam much gratified at learning

that the Majesty's Gorunment

's Government recognizes

the ssnavoidable necefsity for maintaining

r

such communication, and I am

more)

especially pleased at You Lordship's decision that

any prohibition of non official intercause between subordinate officers of Government on the different side of the frontier is wholly minscesary. I always found such intercourse to be in the highest degree beneficial, and it is only natural that hue

as

elsewhere the

informal interchange of mutual

good

offices

and local information should tend to promote a good understanding to the public interests.

3.

conducive

At the same time Your Lordship

cavsiders that direct communication between

The Authorities here and at Ravlom

A n

der restrictions.

should be mamtamed only calculated to secure its being confined

to matters of immediate urgency

and)

practical detail, whilt Lord Clarendon

may

be

points out that although it desivable as proposed to track a fugitive

Aiminal, his extradition should

Carly

be

demanded through We tajialy's Cursulate

at Canton.

Thue being at present no

right on

the part of the Government to require the

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