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Col. Of

Confidential

The Under Sec: of State

Foreign Office

MINUTE. 28

Mor. 29 Mr. Meade. 1/4 Mr. Holland

Mr. Herbert. Mr. Hugessen. Lord Kimberley.

FO.

3202

Hong Kong

Indexed

30 March /72.

Draft to Admiralty

James bugners that zonally from £2 geammille that

331

3 April 1872.

I am directed by the Earl

of Kimberley

to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 23rd March,

Referring

Enclosing a copy of a despatch from Sir T. Wade, H.B.M. Minister at Peking respecting the possible injury which might be inflicted on Hongkong by Russia in the event of war with that country.

Lord Kimberley entirely dissents from Sir T. Wade's opinion that it would be advisable to give up Hong Kong

to China, but he will call the

attention of the Admiralty to the

copy

of Sir T. Wade's despatch on Russian Policy in China, further

W= Wade

Peking. Dec. 29. 1871. N=281 (confid)

observations on.

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Col. Of Confidential The Under Sec: of State Foreign Office MINUTE. 28 Mor. 29 Mr. Meade. 1/4 Mr. Holland Mr. Herbert. Mr. Hugessen. Lord Kimberley. FO. 3202 Hong Kong Indexed 30 March /72. Draft to Admiralty James bugners that zonally from £2 geammille that 331 3 April 1872. I am directed by the Earl of Kimberley to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 23rd March, Referring Enclosing a copy of a despatch from Sir T. Wade, H.B.M. Minister at Peking respecting the possible injury which might be inflicted on Hongkong by Russia in the event of war with that country. Lord Kimberley entirely dissents from Sir T. Wade's opinion that it would be advisable to give up Hong Kong to China, but he will call the attention of the Admiralty to the copy of Sir T. Wade's despatch on Russian Policy in China, further W= Wade Peking. Dec. 29. 1871. N=281 (confid) observations on.
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Col. Of Confidential The Under Sec: of State Foreign Office MINUTE. 28 Mor. 29 Mr. Meade. 1/4 Mr. Holland Mr. Herbert. Mr. Hugessen. Lord Kimberley. FO. 3202 Hong Kong Indexed 30 march /72. Draft to Admiralten Jame bugners that zonally from £2 geammille that 331 3 April 1872. I am brected by the work. of Kimberly to acknorolidge the receipt of your letter dated the 23rd March, Referr Enclosing a copy of a despatche from #. His. Minister at Peking respecting the possibl ingung which ght be inflicted on Hongkong by Russin in the event of war with that country. Load Kimberley entirety dissents from hor Wade's opinion that it would be advisable to give of Hong Kong Oma to China, but he will call the attention of the Admiralty of the copy Rusian Policy in China, further W= Wade Peking. Dec. 29. 1871. N=281 (confia) observations on.
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Col. Of

Confidential

The Under Sec: of State

Foreign Office

MINUTE. 28

Mor. 29 Mr. Meade. 1/4 Mr. Holland

Mr. Herbert. Mr. Hugessen. Lord Kimberley.

FO.

3202

Hong Kong

Indexed

30 march /72.

Draft to Admiralten

Jame bugners that zonally from £2 geammille that

331

3 April 1872.

I am brected by the work.

of Kimberly

to acknorolidge the receipt of your letter dated the 23rd March,

Referr

Enclosing a copy of a despatche from #. His. Minister at Peking respecting the possibl ingung which ght be inflicted on Hongkong by Russin in the event of war with that country.

Load Kimberley entirety dissents from hor Wade's opinion that it would be advisable to give of Hong Kong

Oma

to China, but he will call the

attention of the Admiralty of the

copy

Rusian Policy in China, further

W= Wade

Peking. Dec. 29. 1871. N=281 (confia)

observations on.

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