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ving any result.

10.

chinese

As regards the general nuestion of @promthing the

Government with a view to arriving at a settlement,

if Hin Majesty'e Cavernment are able to come to a decinton An

to the clauses of persons of Chinese origin to "hom we should

limit

our protection in Onima in eccordance with the mug pes-

tione originally made y His Majesty's

Canton and endorsed by

Coneul-f emoral at

truyền Teption in 1999 (mua location

despatch Ro. 374 of that year), I would recoja ana, in spite of

the fact that China romaine un-unified, and in view of the up-

ortsinty as to when, if ever, a stable Govemment dont rolling

the whole county will be established, that we should wait no

longer and that I should be forthwith authorised to approach

the Chinese (ovemment on the subject in the hope that, should

it be possible to arrive at least at

lines of the Sino- Out ch arrangement,

the acceptance thereof

name modus vivendi on the

we muy be able to seau re

the independent or semi-independent

Mouthem provino en, who are prinsipally congmad,

I have the honour to be, sir.

with the highest respect,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

(Sgd) R.

MAC LEAY.