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Confidential.

Sir,

698

Foreign Office, Fecember 8, 1899.

I am directed by the Secretary of State for Foreign

Affairs to transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of

State for the Colonies, the accompanying copies of

OL

Nov 15,

the exclusión

note

(

as marked in

the margin, respecting

of

from the

scope of

the

the Houghong Extension

proposed declaration

by the Powers

conserved as to the

manitenquel

of

the

орем

door in their

respective opheres of influence leaves in China

and

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

Frances

Bertie