CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913 — Page 58

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REC RFG: 16 JUL 13

Peking

June 13,1913,

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WUN 28 91

I have given careful consideration to your Excellencys

despatch of the 23rd ultimo in which you request His Majesty's

Minister to forward to the Cabinot a telegram addressed to it

by certain Chinese in Hongkong on the political situation.

There is, as far as I am aware, no pređedent for such

transmission and a reference to my despatch of the 10th instant

will I trust make it clear how difficult it would be for me to

comply with your request in view of the language used in the

communication addressed by Sir John Jordan to the Wai Chiao

Pu on the 28th ultimo. To convey to the Chinese Government a

partisan message from Hongkong on the burning topic of the day

in China, appears to me to amount to encouragement of that

introduction by Chinese into a British Colony of the political

controversias of their country of origin which we have stated

cannot be allowed.

wom 2 vigikis Sxcellency

Again if only certain messages are transmitted through

Fight Honorable, fi F. H. May K.e.n.g.

Hr Bavard Gray Care. K.U...

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