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The

Cofer

409

Foreign Office

October 26.0874.

Sir,

The Earl of Derby referred

to the Law Officers of the frown

letter of the 21st ultime, togethin

your

with its inclosure, on the subject of

the preparations being made by

the

Chinese fovernment for the defence

of

Formosa;

ما

and I

am to state

you, for the information of the Earl of Carmaroon, that Lord Derby

is

of opinion that the fovernor of

Under Secretary of State

Colonial Office

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