Letter
William H. Seward to the harbor rules, December 6, 1879
[Inclosure 1 in No. 544.]
Memorandum.—Instructions for Mr. Holcombe in regard to the harbor rules.
Peking, December 6, 1879.
By request of the diplomatic body, Sir Thomas Wade has arranged for you to visit the Tsung-li Yamên to-morrow to speak about the Shanghai Harbor rules.
The wish of the several ministers is that you ask the ministers of the Yamên simply whether they have anything to communicate to us in “regard to the rules in question in advance of a formal correspondence upon the subject, and in such case to let you know what it is.
GEORGE F. SEWARD.
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