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in

A

Macao.

Portuguese gunboat to

comp hance

with the

wishes of the Portuguese Gort

am

to

ill

you

communication

request that

place yourself in

with the Governor

of Hongkong, & cooperate with

Mim

in

procuring

the

attendance of witnesses at the

trial

of

tte

prisoner

at

1

etc.

Macao.

(^d.) P. Cunni.

DRAFT.

Grmediate

The U.S.

f Foreign Office

MINUTE.

State

Fo

Hangtong

3074

Mr. Lucas 25 Feb. De Robec 25

Mr.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston. 25

Mr. Meade.

Sir R. Herbert.

Mr. Ashley.

Lord Derby.

Qued 3307

Copy Sov.

on 330

25 Feb. 84.

I am dimcted by

the

Earl of Derby to act: the receipt of your

Letter of the

22nd inst stating that the

Portuguese government have refused to allow the prisoner Ding to be tried at Houghtong

and requesting that the Governor of Hong Hong may by telegram

be instructed

cho to facilitate as fan

as