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therefore almost certain that these Instination t

beaw carried out.

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Its

comfursation which was

in any consider it undermable that the demand for

Care

Mer Chamberlain is disposed

Hiate.

advocated (Jee 14028) both

holl

Sir:-

withdraws; and express

@

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hope that

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Adminl Seymour & the your of Hrugkong showed be

with held

or

in crews of the alove carrous the marquess of Sality

will

conseul not to modify the instinctims

contained in our

Mr Lucas.

Telegram of this the must.

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will not consider it & necessary to take punituor nature in

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this particular case. of the 7.0.

bant us

to Kelagraphe to confirm hèng its

further action is required.

his opinion that wo

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RECO Prof 14 JUN 00

FOREIGN OFFICE.

June 13th, 1900,

557

I have laid before the Marquess of Salisbury

your letter 17631 of the 8th instant relative to

piracies in the West River.

In view of what is stated in the telegram of

the 2nd instant from the officer administering the Government of Hongkong to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Salisbury would suggest for Mr. Chamberlain's consideration that Major General Gascoigne should be instructed by telegraph

not to propose to the Viceroy of Canton the measures

suggested in the 4th paragraph of the letter from

the Commander in Chief on the China Station to Sir

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H. Blake of the 3rd of April last, until Her Majes- ty's Government have been able to consider the report which Major General Gascoigne is sending by mail.

The

de Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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