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vessel, the "Coeran

German vessel.

The only point in the corresportive

which concerns this office is the claims

of Spain

- as put forward by the Spanish consul at Hong Kong-

exercise Sovereignty

over the whole of

the Carolive Archipelago, of which the

Selew Eslands for

يه

part, - and

acu

to

request that

will state

you

to the Earl of Carnarvon that this

Clain shall receive attention.

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by the Governor of Hong Kong to the

German Consul, _ that he was not

aware of any

circumstance which

would justify the government of the Colong in interfering with lands

in the Delew Islands, – I am to

state that Lord der by

reason

sces

the

to object to that answer.

Даш

damisin

your

Sir,

most obedient, humble servant,

tarzle

Хо

regards

the

autwer

returned.

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