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Sir Unichael Hicks Beach proposes to

address to the fovernor of Hong Kong

of the proposed despatch.

I am to add that Her

quajesty's

Minister at Peking has been instructed

upon the subject of

the

So-called

Hong Kong Blockade; and, in returning

to you

the Draft in question,

with a

request

that a

copy of

it

be

away

furnished for

the Archives

this

of

Office

I am to request you

to state

to Sir Michael Hicks Beach that Lord

Salisbury fully Concurs

in the terms

of

244 sebe.

70 8388

80

to forward

copy of the Junk Tariff

in accordance with the request contained

in the concluding paragraph of your

letter.

am

Sir

four most obedient

humble servant

Hister