CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884 — Page 156

State for War

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I have the

honour to transmit &

fou the Enclosed copy

of a

the

letter from Foreign Office, and to approve the action

taken by you in issuing a proclamation forbidding

the export of arms from

Hongking to the misurgent

district, and revoking

the

proclamation

the suppression of

the insurrection

DRAFT.

The Under Sec. ofState

7.0.

MINUTE. 31 May

Mr.

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80857

Indeed

Aking

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Is

6 Jun 1884

Johnson 3 June Sir, Iam directed by the

Mr. De Robeck 3

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

XMr. Meade. 3 ý

Sir R. Herbert.

Mr. Ashley.

Lord Derby.

mreply to you Earl of Derby to ack: the ree of

the 13the ult letter of the recent outtreak relative

in the district of Weichen in C

and to acquaint you for

the information of Earl franville that his Lorödlich

for Consideration has forwarded a copy of

See also 9107

9107 that

no. 109. 3 April 850, without Chanclosures

2 drafts

that letter to the

Lovernor of Hongkong,

approved the action

d

taken by Six fr Bowen in issuing a proclamation forbidding the Export of arms to the insurgent district & revoking

proclamation

the