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will be obliged to resign your government, because, having imposed in Macao the spirit of the Convention in common with other nations by means of direct government

control, you cannot face the prospect that for lack of its opium revenue Macao should die on your hands.

I shall not fail to inform Your Excellency at

once of the reply to my telegram when it reaches me.

With kindest regards to Madame Barbosa and

yourself,

I am,

Yours sincerely,

(Sd) C. CLEMENTI.