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All he had told him today had been communicated by Dr Macartney to Sir Julian Pauncefoote and by him to Lord Granville.

Reporting that negotiations between China and France were not going well.

Reports that France was adhering strictly to terms they communicated; asks for copy of telegrams sent last Friday.

Had deciphered the last telegram from Peking as 'I hope Marquis will leave matter to Lord G. and neither touch it himself further nor speak of twenty first article', adding that the cipher for the words underlined must be intended for the cipher for Tsung-li-Yamen.

Stating on behalf of Lord Granville that he had communicated unofficially to M. Waddington the last proposals of the Chinese Government; M. Ferry had informed Lord Lyons that they differed somewhat in form but little in substance from those already made by the Chinese; two points were inadmissible 1) the Tonquin frontier line claimed by the Chinese and 2) the stipulation for some sort of formal recognition of Chinese authority over America; Granville had told Sir H. Parkes to inform Hart.

Expresses approval of his corrected memorial.

Not advisable to say more to the French till they saw greater difficulties, or the Chinese put more eggs into his basket; French objected to the proposed frontier line and childishly to permission being given to the King of Annam to pay tribute.

Enclosing a letter and recommending a man for a position.

States that the Chinese were negotiating in Berlin and Paris; French would have nothing to say to Tseng or his English secretary and would certainly prefer not coming to them [the British], if they could help it.