CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9] — Page 152

such negotiations should proceed; and he asked when the Powers wanted to be Emperor. He also Asked whether & Terright the recent inenvrection was

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herve

on the part o

I replied

Kang Yu trei.

That I did not

Think

Kang Yee wee had any Tring to do with it, dec again asked who worked

England

like to lu

Emperor? I answered

that 20 far as

I wa

aware Englands chief Concers, asuming that The Legations were safe. was the restoration of

And Tu

Order

reccmption of

150

Trade and

busnices

Generally, England did

bot want to see

China

partitioned.

did

Ine

want any

part

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She

China for herself.

wanted to retain china intact, and probably if

Stan Meapsty's Givernence was satisfied that the

Sie had

Emperor Kwang

in any

action that may

have been taken in his

have acted

unde

Compulsion and

and against

his will this mapely hight-

be accepted hande certain

Guarantees, but

This

Meather I had no authority. whation to speak

and only

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