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The Under Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

London.

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July 7 1912.

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I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to acknowledge

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the receipt of your letter of the 20th. May requesting on

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$10,000.

behalf of Mr. Secretary Harcourt, to be furnished with Sir

E. Grey's observations upon a proposal of the Officer Admin-

istering the Government of Hongkong that efforts should be

made to secure the inclusion of Gap Rock in the territory

leased to the Colony, or, in the alternativs, that the Chinese

Government should be asked to contribute Ten thousand dollars

annually towards the maintenance of the lighthouse on the

island.

Sir E. Grey notes that r. Severn has submitted his

proposals to His Majesty's Minister at Peking, and he would

desire to await the receipt of Sir J. Jordan's views before

expressing an opinion upon the matter. At first sight, how-

ever, it would appear to the Secretary of State to be fair

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

that