Unlike the Chinese mi British admirals and generals were funder the direct control of the civil. jan government, and to understand the policy of the civilian government it was necessary to understand] what was moving in the minds of the people as a whole. Sir Frederick was convinced that the main motive of the public of Great Britain was} the desire to put Chinese and British relations on a proper foot ing. Therefore principles of what had been called the "Chamberlai policy" must be taken as represen ing something like the settled purpose of Great Britain, 'There might be room for Rreat difference of opinion regarding method) by which the policy could be executed, but he doubted whether: there could be any divergence of opinion regarding the permanence' and the propriety of the policy as jo whole, Those who had first-hand knowledge of the Chinese situation could certainly influence British action in the right direction providing they understood and sympathized with the underlying motive deseribed above. This was true of the Chinese themselves and the British communities in China,
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