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Mr. Kennedy to Earl Granville.―(Received January 3, 1881)
(No. 180 Very Confidential)
Yedo, November 22, 1880
My Lord,
IN continuation of my immediately preceding despatch, I have the honour to invite your Lordship’s attention to the change of attitude and language assumed by the Government of Corea towards foreign nations, as evidenced by a comparison of the letters embodied in my preceding despatch, with the inclosures in my despatch No. 131, Confidential, of the 27th July last, as well as of the language held to Mr. Satow by the Corean Agent, as reported in the same two despatches.
The changed attitude in a sense favourable to intercourse with foreign nations has been confirmed to me to-day by the Chinese Minister. His Excellency informed me that he himself had written to the Government at Peking, to Li Hung Chang, and to the late Corean Envoy to Japan in the same sense, begging them to urge and advise the King and Government of Corea to make Treaties with foreign Powers as a measure conductive to the interests of both China and Corea, and as a safeguard against possible designs of annexation or occupation by Russia of the latter country.
Mr. Ho promised me immediate communication of the answer he was still expecting to the above letters, but stated his conviction that the present moment was opportune for opening intercourse with Corea.
His Excellency explained to me that the Coreans were like children; that rough measures were of no use against them, but that they were easily influenced and led by kindly and conciliatory treatment, supported by a judicious display of force kept in reverse.
In submitting the above information to your Lordship, I beg leave respectfully to record my opinion that if your Lordship should see fit so to instruct me, I could, with fair prospect of success, proceed within the next few months to Corea and conclude a Treaty with that country. For such purpose I should require the assistance of Mr. Satow and of Mr. Aston, of Her Majesty’s Japanese Service, and also of two of Her Majesty’s ships of war.
I have, &c.
(Signed) J.G. Kennedy
(No. 180 Very Confidential)
Yedo, November 22, 1880
My Lord,
IN continuation of my immediately preceding despatch, I have the honour to invite your Lordship’s attention to the change of attitude and language assumed by the Government of Corea towards foreign nations, as evidenced by a comparison of the letters embodied in my preceding despatch, with the inclosures in my despatch No. 131, Confidential, of the 27th July last, as well as of the language held to Mr. Satow by the Corean Agent, as reported in the same two despatches.
The changed attitude in a sense favourable to intercourse with foreign nations has been confirmed to me to-day by the Chinese Minister. His Excellency informed me that he himself had written to the Government at Peking, to Li Hung Chang, and to the late Corean Envoy to Japan in the same sense, begging them to urge and advise the King and Government of Corea to make Treaties with foreign Powers as a measure conductive to the interests of both China and Corea, and as a safeguard against possible designs of annexation or occupation by Russia of the latter country.
Mr. Ho promised me immediate communication of the answer he was still expecting to the above letters, but stated his conviction that the present moment was opportune for opening intercourse with Corea.
His Excellency explained to me that the Coreans were like children; that rough measures were of no use against them, but that they were easily influenced and led by kindly and conciliatory treatment, supported by a judicious display of force kept in reverse.
In submitting the above information to your Lordship, I beg leave respectfully to record my opinion that if your Lordship should see fit so to instruct me, I could, with fair prospect of success, proceed within the next few months to Corea and conclude a Treaty with that country. For such purpose I should require the assistance of Mr. Satow and of Mr. Aston, of Her Majesty’s Japanese Service, and also of two of Her Majesty’s ships of war.
I have, &c.
(Signed) J.G. Kennedy
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- 이름
- Kennedy, Granville, Satow, Li Hung Chang, Satow, Aston, J.G. Kennedy
- 지명
- Yedo, Peking
