CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 727

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In any further communica-

tion on this subject, please quote

No.

28793

and address ----

The Under-Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

London.

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en 29 AUG 07,

FOREIGN OFFICE

August 29th, 1907.

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Sir:-

Goo 30768

"

I am directed by Secretary Sir Edward Grey to

acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th in-

stant enclosing a telegram from The Governor of Hong-

kong respecting a murder committed by an American

Citizen in that Colony.

I am to enclose for the information of The Earl

of Elgin an extract from Mr. John Bassett Moore's work

on Extradition-to which reference is made in the Gov-

ernor's telegram which recites the views of the

United States Government on a somewhat similar case

which arose in 1874.

Sir Edward Grey is unaware of any reasons for

contesting the soundness of the contention advanced by

the United States Government on that occasion, and

as at present advised, does not therefore see on what

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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