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reso Incident: proposals for enquiry into.

h. B. M. Consulate-General

2 coplas 2 encicauTO:9

My Lord:-

2

Caiten,

3rd

ctober 1921.

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în continuation of my despatch ko.5 of September

28th and having reference to my telegram No.6 of September 30th and No.7 of Octoberist, I have now the

hon ur to mneloso copias of the letters exchanged between

kr.c.C. u and myself ản which the latter worn based.

The Governor of lagao has since înfortaod me

that, in my letter to kr,du, i should not have used the

werd "rojected", with regarɑ to the Lisbon proposal, but

should have stated that he'did not consider it feasible"

This is one of the inaccuracies, widch arise out of

imperfect translation from Portuguese inte English, but

it has not altered the souse of His Excellency's statement.

So far, I ma without a reply from the Portuguesa

Bhould he, however, alect to come hore and

as he can discuss matters much would be diutarak voly for

his Government and I calet.

Vinister.

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Anything more unsatiafactory

than triangular conversations such as I have had to carry

on of late em hardly be conceived, more especially as additional arting have a habit of intervening.

the Civil Governor of the <rovince, Goneral

Un'en Chang-ming, who is carrying on a campaign against Kwangosi, for instance has, on the strength of information roseived from lás suberiinates, samused ühinese righta in

Hagao narbour waters to be definitely established becaAUNO

Frincipal Secretary of State

for Foreign Affairs, Foreigs Uffico. LONDON.

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