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upon

the point whether, with a "View to obviate the possibility of

such criminals being subjected

to torture, it would be within

the power of Her Majesty's Gover

nment to denounce

extradition

of

clause

the

the Greaty

Tientsin without imperilling.

the whole Treaty,

f

and

they

are

opinion that such action

would give

the Chinese

Government an equal right to refuse compliance with any or all of the obligations which the Treaty impo

o des

upon it.

Meanwhile

&

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Meanwhile Lord Granville has

been reminded of

ཟ་ agreement

(copy of which is enclosed.)

Sir

arrived at in 1866 betwee

R. Alcock (then Her Majesty's Minister in China) and the Prince

of Kung, by which the Chinese Government undertook that in the case of Criminals surrendered

by the Government of Houghing, capital punishment should be "summary" and without any

kind

g

torture. It is true that

this engagement extended

only

to the disuse.

of

torture at

Capital