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Inclosure 7 in No. 1.
Government of Burmah to Government of India.
(Telegraphic.) P.
October 15, 1906. WITH reference to my telegram dated the 14th October, I have received & telegram from Wilkinson, dated the 14th October, as follows:------
"I have telegraphed the British Minister at Peking that an official reply from the Governor-General states that the correspondence of 1902 was never received by the Government of Yunnan, and that in consequence the Treaty of 1897 and the communi- cation from the Wai-wu Pu to Sir E. Satow in 1901 (telegraphed here by the Wai-wn Pu) are all that he has to go by. He is, I understand, communicating by telegraph with the Wai-wu Pu.
"Co-operation is favoured by the merchant class, and opposition is chiefly from the few notables who are railway directors and are afraid of losing their small salaries as such."
(Repeated to Viceroy's camp.)
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AFFAIRS OF CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
Admiralty to Foreign Office.--(Received January 3.)
RECE
January EC 19 MAR 07
SECTION 1.
Sir,
I AM commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to forward, for
Admirally, January 2, 1907. the information of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a letter from Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Moore, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., Č.M.G., Commander-in-chief of the China squadron, communicating a request from the Viceroy of Nanking that six Chinese midshipmen, now serving in His Majesty's ships on the station, may be allowed to proceed to England to continue their professional education at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
Having regard to the political circumstances referred to by Sir A. Moore, my Lords are disposed to make an exception in the case of these Chinese midshipmen, and to allow them to attend a course of study at the Royal Naval College; but, before giving any instructions, my Lords will be glad to receive from the Secretary of State an expression of his views on the subject.
In the event of his opinion being favourable to the proposal, my Lords will com- municate at once with the Commander-in-chief, and they presume that the Secretary of State will at the same time inform His Majesty's Minister at Peking of the decision, as suggested by Sir A. Moore.
I am to add that their Lordships consider that it will probably be found con- venient that the necessary arrangements with regard to the reception of these officers should be made direct between this Department and the Commander-in-chief.
I am, &c.
(Signed)
EVAN MACGREGOR.
Inclosure in No. 1.
Sir,
Vice-Admiral Moore to Admiralty.
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"King Alfred" at Hong Kong, November 21, 1906. BE pleased to inform their Lordships that Messrs. Shen Liang," King Alfred" Woo Tien Nan, "King Alfred Tsai Chao-tung, "Monmouth
Diadem"; Wang Kuang-hsing, "Diadem"; Fang Yu Sheng, "Diadem "; Chinese ; Chu Tien Sen, midshipmen now serving in His Majesty's ships on the China station, having nearly completed their two years' training, are being sent back to Nanking by steamer leaving here on the 22nd instant, before the departure of the squadron for the cruise on the southern portion of the station.
2. In reply to my letter asking for instructions as to their disposal, Rear-Admiral Sah communicated a request from his Excellency Tuan Fang, Viceroy of Nanking, that the period of these young officers' training might be continued, or that they might be allowed to proceed to England in order to continue their professional education at His Majesty's Royal Naval College. I have replied that these officers, having already acquired considerable knowledge and training as midshipmen, it is not considered that any benefit would result from their remaining longer in His Majesty's ships, but that, as regards the question of their study at the Royal Naval College, the matter would be referred for their Lordships' consideration, and I submit that a reply may be sent to the Chinese Government through His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking.
3. From correspondence in my office, it appears that this question has been raised previously, and if there is no serious objection to these officers being allowed to attend the lectures at the College, I think it would be politic to grant the request, especially in view of the intended reorganization of the Chinese navy (China Station Submission
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