C. O.
Foreign
53
Foreign Office Manshy to 1886,
Sir,
I am directed by the Earl Rosebery to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 4th instant transmitting copy of a Telegram from the Government of Hongkong suggesting that the Burmese negotiations present a favourable opportunity for asking the Chinese Government to cede a portion of the mainland, namely the territory opposite the Island of Hong Kong.
The Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office
9.
C. 0.
Foreign
53
oreign Office Manshy to 1886,
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Sir,
I am directed by the Earl Rosebery to acknow
acknowledge.
Secret 278
of your
letter of
of
the recept
the 4th instant
transmitting copy of a Telegram
from the Government of Sting thing
Hong Kong
suggesting that the Burmese
aregotiations present a favourable
ppurtunity for asking the Chinese
Government to cede a
portion of
the mainland
The territory
opposite the Island of Hong Kong.
The Under Secretary of State
In
Colonial Office
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