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authority being given to Teichman and

Brenan to inform the Chinese authorities

at Hankow and Canton respectively that you

have received definite information of

existence of a plot emanating from Canton

to assassinate you and leading officials

and commit other outrages in the Colony

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Would a communication in this sense give

away the source of your information, and

if so, how far may we go in this direction?

What information may we say you have

received?