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Sir:-

FOREIGN OFFICE,

12th March 1903.

I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to

acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th

instant transmitting a copy of a despatch from the

Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the recent dis-

covery of a plot to seize Canton and to overthrow the

Provincial Government.

I am to express His Lordship's concurrence in

the proposal to approve the action of the Colonial

Authorities.

Lord Lansdowne does not intend to make any com-

munication to the Chinese Minister, in reply to his

Note of the 25th ultimo, until he has received the

observations of the Secretary of State for the Colo-

nies which were requested in the letter from this

Department of the 5th instant as to the answer which

should be returned to him.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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Sir:- FOREIGN OFFICE, 12th March 1903. I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th instant transmitting a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the recent dis- covery of a plot to seize Canton and to overthrow the Provincial Government. I am to express His Lordship's concurrence in the proposal to approve the action of the Colonial Authorities. Lord Lansdowne does not intend to make any com- munication to the Chinese Minister, in reply to his Note of the 25th ultimo, until he has received the observations of the Secretary of State for the Colo- nies which were requested in the letter from this Department of the 5th instant as to the answer which should be returned to him. The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.
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Sir:-

13 MA 0

FOREIGN OFFICE,

12th March 1903.

51

Eve

8758

70

8687

I am directed by the Marquess of Lensdowne to

acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th

Seck no wh

instant transmitting a copy of a despatch from the

Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the recent dis

covery of a plot to seize Canton end to overthrow the

Provincial Government.

I am to express His Lordship's concurrence in

the proposal to approve the action of the Colonial

Authorities.

Lord Lansdowne does not intend to make any com-

munication to the Chinese Minister, in reply to his

Note of the 25th ultimo, until he has received the

observations of the Secretary of State for the Colo-

nies which were requested in the letter from this

Department of the 5th instant as to the answer which

should be returned to him,

The Under Secretery of State,

Colonial Office.

The

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