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of H. M. Govt. To my despatch No. 150

of the same date, marked "Very Confidential", I made some observations on what the Duke had said to me.

He told me yesterday that he had carefully considered the remarks in my memorandum, as well as those which I had made to him, and that he had also verbally looked closely into the stipulations of the Commercial Treaty. He had (he went on to say) come to the conclusion that the principal objections of H. M. Govt. rested upon an interpretation of the Articles of the Treaty which put upon them a sense which they did not, in his opinion, necessarily bear. He thought that he should be able to give explanations which would be satisfactory to H. M. Govt. He had with this view prepared for himself a fresh draft of a memorandum in answer to that which accompanied Lord Lytton's note of the 15th of November last.

He added that he intended to communicate this draft to me in a few days; and he said something about recording, afterwards in a more formal manner, his interpretation of the Treaty, if it proved satisfactory to H. M. Govt.

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of H. M. Govt. To my despatch No. 150 of the same date, marked "Very Confidential", I made some observations on what the Duke had said to me. He told me yesterday that he had carefully considered the remarks in my memorandum, as well as those which I had made to him, and that he had also verbally looked closely into the stipulations of the Commercial Treaty. He had (he went on to say) come to the conclusion that the principal objections of H. M. Govt. rested upon an interpretation of the Articles of the Treaty which put upon them a sense which they did not, in his opinion, necessarily bear. He thought that he should be able to give explanations which would be satisfactory to H. M. Govt. He had with this view prepared for himself a fresh draft of a memorandum in answer to that which accompanied Lord Lytton's note of the 15th of November last. He added that he intended to communicate this draft to me in a few days; and he said something about recording, afterwards in a more formal manner, his interpretation of the Treaty, if it proved satisfactory to H. M. Govt. The

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of H. M. Goot. To my despatch N° 150

of the same date, marked "very Conf 27 what I made Love observations on

the Duke had said to the.

Hr. told me yesterday that be had carefully.

considered the remarks

memorandum, as well as those which I had made to lim

and that he had also

Verbally,

booked closely into the stipulations of the Commercial treaty. He had (he went__

Jay /

Come to the conclusion

lon to so

that the principal objections of #M. Joot rested upon an interpretation of the Articles of the Treaty which fut upon them a rense which they

did

244

did not, in his opinion, recessarily bear. He thought that be should

be able to give explanations which

to B.M. would be satifactory Govt.. He had with this biew prepared bemself a fresh draft

of a memorandum in answer to that which accompanied Ford Lytton's

hote

the 15th of

November last

He added that be intended to

it to we

Communicate this draft

in a few days; and he said sourething about recording, afterwards in a more formal manner - his interpretation of the treaty, if it proved Satisfactory to th. Mi prot.

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