Mr. P. D. MacFeat said that it was most important that the Diplomatic Body be informed of the actual state of affairs in the "Who notes exchanged between Concession; for judging only from
them and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs they may not be aware of the actual conditions prevailing im the Concession apd the manner in which the police is at present controlled Mr. Mac-Feat added that as-far as he knew the Dioplomatic Body were under the impression that the status quo ante was actually existing in the management of the Russian Concession and he was of the opinion that it was high time that steps be taken to cause a reversion to civilized. conditions in the said Concession.
Mr. R. Bandinel said that the Members of the Council fully realized the difficulties of the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs in the present case, but as he, the Commissioner, has actually no means
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