CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918 — Page 408

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REG 10 JUL 18

Paraphrase. Sir J.Jordan (Peking)

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July 4th, 1918.

D. 4.50 p.m. July 4th 1918.

R. 11.5 a.m., July 5th 1918.

No.564. (R).

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With reference to your telegram No.261. The Joint Committee desire to point out that they based their report on the priority of User in

China. They make recommendations that first User

should be examined and certified by Consular officers

specially deputed for that purpose; and that rogiatra-

tion should be dated from the date of the first User.