CO129-296 - Public Offices & Others - 1899 — Page 32

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Office and the War Office, with regard to whether the Marquess of Salisbury and the Marquess of Lansdowne had any objection to you complying with the request of the Tai-tai.

2. A letter was received from the Foreign Office on the 13th instant, stating that Lord Salisbury had no objection to you complying with the request of the Tai-tai, but that it had been considered advisable to await instructions from Her Majesty's Minister at Tokio to communicate the Tai-tai's request and the proposed reply to the Japanese Government.

3. A telegram was subsequently received from Tokio from the Foreign Office, which stated that the Tai-tai in question, who had given much trouble about the proposed Japanese settlement at Takao, was not altogether trustworthy in the opinion of the Japanese Foreign Office.

4. On the 26th instant, a letter was received from the War Office, of which I enclose a copy. The substance of this letter was...

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Office and the War Office, with regard to whether the Marquess of Salisbury and the Marquess of Lansdowne had any objection to you complying with the request of the Tai-tai. 2. A letter was received from the Foreign Office on the 13th instant, stating that Lord Salisbury had no objection to you complying with the request of the Tai-tai, but that it had been considered advisable to await instructions from Her Majesty's Minister at Tokio to communicate the Tai-tai's request and the proposed reply to the Japanese Government. 3. A telegram was subsequently received from Tokio from the Foreign Office, which stated that the Tai-tai in question, who had given much trouble about the proposed Japanese settlement at Takao, was not altogether trustworthy in the opinion of the Japanese Foreign Office. 4. On the 26th instant, a letter was received from the War Office, of which I enclose a copy. The substance of this letter was...
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Ο

letter

Office and the War office, with le

be anquinging

the

whether the Marques

of Salisbury and the Maryness

saw

of Laws done olgiction byou proboul

2. A letter was

recurrid

four

thie

Foreign Office on the

13th relleno, stating that Lord Salisbury had no oljiction to you complying with the

request of the Tastai,

but that it bad been considered advisable to

Ext with Ther Majesty's Minister at Tokio to

Communicate the Tastai's

aquest and the

proposed

31

& ausura to the

Jabanese Gart

3. Alebgram

subsequently

from Tokin

recervid four the

Foreign Office, which

stated that the

Tastai in question,

who had geven much houble about the bobored Japanese

settlement at that in the opinion of the Japanese freign Fat,

was not altogether

love busted.

ultimis

minister

4. On the 26th

t a letter

a

was record

from the War office, of

which I enclose acoby.

The substance

letter was

of this So my

ded in

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