CO129-279 - Public Offices - 1897 — Page 279

DRAFT.

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Secret.

10$ of Stali

7.0

Mr.

MINUTE.

Macnaghten 17/5

Mr. Lucas

Mr. Graham. Ma-Fairfield

Mr. Fairfield. Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Wingfield, Sir B. Meade

Earl of Selborne.

Mr. Chamberlain.

75

May 21 31

ok. 96 Secret.

Hongkong

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"May '97

275

directed by

Mr Secretary Chamberlain

to ack: the receipt of

your confidential letter,

of

the 14th inst meaning

copy of the agreement

recently signed at Peking

respecting the Burma-China

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