CO129-169 - Others - 1874 — Page 473

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to A. Mi's Govt & I am bound to beg attention to the fact that the adoption of it in its present form was due, mainly, if not en

entirely, Is the efforts of 12. Mayers, who, ast reported in my Desp. N: 142 of the 10th July, had by my desire proceeded to Tientsin to negotiate in effect a beginning of negotiations,

his Report showed, difficulty with the

Mr.

Mayers

had more

Chinese than with the Peruvians.

I have shown earlier how completely

The God? Genti

surrendered the

position for which he had fought with a rudeness not short of brutality. It is noteworthy that in

one particular he went, even farther in concession than

tually,

an any

one had expected, admitting in

468

the words of the Burlingame Treaty That China recognises the inalien.

inalienable

right of every Chinese to denationalize himself. There is nothing opposed to the belief of an orthodox Chinese.

I have

&c.

(Sd) J. F. Wade.

mave

the

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