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this character

of

any

mpetitions

incident

We don't want

the trouge Singapore

if possible {see 47223/5

and connected papers?} with

Japanese

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an

Yankee Am

? Ask F.O... if they could

mistead of

furnish

A

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with

A

memorandum for communication to the Colonial Go

showing the recognised scope of

диве

The

Naval Attaché and how

: he should be treated

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12/9

agot. Ducidentally. I think wi-

sh? ask them

meau

what the Far East

If whether it in cloden Ceylon

whether wrikatari is

a Butish possession for this

purpose.

13.19

Halal

Ask personally at 8.0.2 let me know what they say

m2 Lucas

CPL 13

I asked Chua Dept.

(a) F.O. thought India might be included

no doubt

Fur East a wrote to ID. If so, Ceylon is untêndek ab included also. As to Weihaiwi

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the Dept expreso no opmion

will by. (b) Chuia Dept say they discover

a Dept capable of producing the desind

a.). 53/9

Say that before communicativ, with the

Colonial

who we will be glad to be in

a position to tell them what his positim

wh

74

In any farther communica- tion on this subject, please quote

No. 29446.

and address---

The Under-Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

London.

C.O.

32477

IREC Per 11 SEP 07

Sir:-

FOREIGN OFFICE

September 10,

1907.

I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit

to you herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of

State for the Colonies, a copy of a note from the

United States Ambassador stating that it is the desire

of his Government to extend the duties of the United

States Naval Attaché at Peking to the British Posses-

sions in the Far East.

I am to enquire whether Lord Elgin sees any objec-

tion to acceding to this request, and to suggest that,

the proper

in the event of there being no objection,

authorities may be instructed to afford Lieutenant

Commander Gillis such assistance as they properly can

in the discharge of his duties.

I am,

he Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

The euphe