passing between Churia and
British possessions
the closing of all
in
return for
British Postal
Agencies in China Except at
no
449
objection from the point of view of this Departinent to the plan bring gwin a trial
copies of
J
am
also to enclose
two previous telegrams
Shanghai
from Sir E. Satow
J
am
marquess of Lansdowne
directed by
to
the
transmit to
you a copy of a telegram from Sir E. Satou
on the subject.
Itis Lordship considers that, as the scheme proposed by Sir R. Hart will not entail
the closing of such of the Existing Postal
may
bε
Agencies
as
thought necessary
will be
to retain, there
no
that Lord Lansdowne
and to state
the proposal contained in
latter of
399b9
concurs
in
your
that
be made in
the In! ultimo
provision should
next years Estimates for the Establishment of a sotal agency
at Chefoo in the bring decided not
wvent of its
to adopt
Sir R. Hart's scheme.
It
does not, however
desirable
appear in any case
that
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