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subjects, fugitives from justice found

Hughing, and the

Lin

Surrender to H.M. Gov. of British subjects including natives of Hongkong, fugitives from justice found in Japan.

2. Jam to request

Jm to inform Marquess of Salisbury that the only objection to such a proposal, from the point of view of the Colony of Hongkong, appears to be that it might lead the Chinese to ask for a similar Agreement, & to demand a relaxation of the conditions, which it has hitherto been considered necessary to impose in the case of the surrender of Chinese fugitive criminals.

338

Love to add that (would it be)

3 Morear. Decem doubtful whether the Japanese Govt would be likely to accept such a limited arrangement, and therefore under all the circumstances there would hardly be any advantage in proposing it, seeing that an Extradition Treaty may be negotiated as soon as the extraterritorial jurisdiction comes to an end in less than two years' time.

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subjects, fugitives from justice found Hughing, and the Lin Surrender to H.M. Gov. of British subjects including natives of Hongkong, fugitives from justice found in Japan. 2. Jam to request Jm to inform Marquess of Salisbury that the only objection to such a proposal, from the point of view of the Colony of Hongkong, appears to be that it might lead the Chinese to ask for a similar Agreement, & to demand a relaxation of the conditions, which it has hitherto been considered necessary to impose in the case of the surrender of Chinese fugitive criminals. 338 Love to add that (would it be) 3 Morear. Decem doubtful whether the Japanese Govt would be likely to accept such a limited arrangement, and therefore under all the circumstances there would hardly be any advantage in proposing it, seeing that an Extradition Treaty may be negotiated as soon as the extraterritorial jurisdiction comes to an end in less than two years' time.
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subjects, fugitives from justice found

Hughing, and the

Lin

Surrender to HM. Gor of British subjects including natives of Hongkong, fugitives from justice found in Japan.

2. Jam to request

Jm

to inform

Marquess of Salishinz that the only objection to such a proporal, from

view of

the point of

the Colony of Hongkong, appears be

that it might lead the fo

A

Chine to ask for a similar Agreement, & to demand a relaxation

з

the conditions, which

it has hitherto bee

Ensidered necessary to

impose in the case

Z

the surrender of

Chmere fogod fragitive

criminals..

338

Love to add thook

(would it it

3 Morear. Decem don'tful

whether the Japanen

for would be likel to accept such a limited arrangement, and therefor

under all the circes

there would hardly be

any advantage proposing it, seeing that

Extradition Treat maple be negotiated can shortly

as some as the exterritinal

your jurisdiction

to

than two

Come

and in top less

years

time

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