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In any further communion.

tion on this subject, please quote

No. 3958.

and addrest

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The Under-Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

London,

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February //th, 1907.

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Sir:

In reply to your letter

of the 2nd instant

obytransmitting copy of a despatch from the Governor

of Hong Kong respecting a claim for consequential

damages on account of the piracy of the Steamship

"Sainam", I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to

transmit to you herewith for the information of the

Secretary of State for the Colonies copy of a letter

which has been addressed to the China Association in

reply to their representations in regard to this mat-

ter.

I am to add that His Majesty's Minister at Peking

has been informed that the representations of the

China Association and the Hong Kong Chamber of Com-

merce have been carefully considered by Sir E. Grey,

but that it has been decided not to support the claim

e Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office:

for