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State

The U.S. q. St

Jc. O.

MINUTE.

Jo Hong

5940

Il M. Lucas. 8. May

Mer. Wingfield.

Mr. Pramston 9

Mor. Meade,

Mer. Herbert,

Lord Cadogan.

poly

Fir Mc. Hicks Beach

Sin

Jam

12. May

I am directed by the S. of

S.

for the colonies to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter

of the 14e the Celtimo

relative to the question

h: Bramston

Should a despatch be seut

to Hong Kong

or The Straits

CPL

Wait like 2.0.

1

of T

the protection in China British Subjects of

Chinese origin.

-2.

After full consideration

to your

atten sand concerfondence of the Enclosures

at complete

Ug

letter, which are herewith

returned, Sir. M. Hicks

Beach desires me to state

that the argumente

Now

advanced have failed

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