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Sir Edward Grey to Sir F. Bertie.
Foreign Office, November 20, 1906.
I TRANSMIT to your Excellency herewith, for your information, a copy of a memorandum, which was communicated to the French Ambassador on the 22nd May last, relative to the riots which took place at Nanchang in February, in which six French citizens and three British subjects lost their lives, together with a copy of a reply which I have since received from M. Cambon.†
The French Ambassador, in handing his reply to Sir Charles Hardinge, stated that the sharp tone therein adopted was due to the tone of the communication which he had received from this Office.
At a subsequent interview with his Excellency, I told him that I would not pursue the discussion, but that our Memorandum was not intended to be stiff, and must, I thought, have suffered in translation. It had certainly been misunderstood in several points, into the details of which it was unnecessary to go. The object had been to draw the moral that direct interference by Roman Catholic missionaries led to disturbances, and in this case to the deaths of British subjects. Having drawn attention to the matter, I must leave it in the hands of the French Government.
I am, &c.
(Signed)
EDWARD GREY.
* Memorandum communicated to M. Cambon, May 22, 1906.
† Memorandum communicated by M. Cambon, October 26, 1906.
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This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
C 0.
FFAIRS OF CHINA.
44802
CONFIDENTIAL.
IRECT
[November 20.]
SECTION 1.
Reef 5 DFC OF
No. 1.
36220]
No. 646.)
Sir Edward Grey to Sir F. Bertie.
Foreign Office, November 20, 1906.
I TRANSMIT to your Excellency herewith, for your information, a copy of a emorandum, which was communicated to the French Ambassador on the 22nd May ast, relative to the riots which took place at Nanchang in February, in which six rench citizens and three British subjects lost their lives, together with a copy of a ply which I have since received from M. Cambon.†
The French Ambassador, in handing his reply to Sir Charles Hardinge, stated hat the sharp tone therein adopted was due to the tone of the communication which
had received from this Office.
At a subsequent interview with his Excellency, I told him that I would not pursue e discussion, but that our Memorandum was not intended to be stift, and must, I ought, have suffered in translation. ints, into the details of which it was unnecessary to go. The object had been to It had certainly been misunderstood in several int the moral that direct interference by Roman Catholic missionaries led to dis- bances, and in this case to the deaths of British subjects. Having drawn attention the matter,
must leave it in the hands of the French Government.
am, &c.
(Signed)
EDWARD GREY.
* Memorandum comunicated to M. Cambon, May 22, 1906,
† Memorandum communicated by M. Cambon, October 26, 1906. -1]
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