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that a postal Agency should be

Established

al

Peking

or Tientsin,

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in view of the objections pointed

out by Sir E. Satow in his telegram number 287 of the 7 ultimo

and by It's

Tintsin in

ķ

Majesty's Consul at his letter to

the

General at Hongkong

Postmaster General at

which accompanied your letter of

You

the 7th ultimo est

J

am

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to add that if

any of the existing Postal

prove to be unsatisfactory

I am,

Sir,

your most obedient,

humble servant,

Francis Overt

i

agmaes be

closed

it

would

to retain

the right

should the

be advisable

of reopening them,

Service of the Imperial

Chinese

Postal Administration

prove