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greatest

atert attention and with

a^

carash

desire to do all they

1:

can. to meet this

trading with either place.

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I have therefore the honor to

wishes of the Government of His kept daith ful

Omajesty,

ent they find themselves

compelled to come to the conclusion

that the position and interests of

Hong Kory

of..

and Macao are not

sufficiently alike to make it desirable

that an

understa

-istanding

should become

to between Great Britani and

Potigal as to joint

action with

Eéference

and delicate a question

proceedings of

or concerted-

to to diffienct

an

that of the

the Chinese Authorhes

in Chinese Serritory towards fuck.

trading

expres to

you

the

great repect

H. Mh. Grot that they find themelues

of H.

unable to

adopt

I the course suggested

by the Goot of his thost Faithful.

Majesty.

I have

M

(S)) Berly.