"It is our object to live on friendly terms with the Chinese people and with the actual governing authorities wherever they exist in all parts of China and to conduct-our relations with them in the liberal spirit of our publicly-declared policy. In this manner, we hope that the way will have been paved and the atmosphere created for an ultimate general settlement which will be mutually satisfactory, mutually beneficial and mutually honourable to both China and Great Britain. We strive to create an atmosphere of reciprocal goodwill and friendship, to try to
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