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2 items (formerly enclosed in Foreign Office despatch number 58, to Sir Harry Parkes,...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/992
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This record is about the 2 items (formerly enclosed in Foreign Office despatch number 58, to Sir Harry Parkes,... dating from [1873] in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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2 items (formerly enclosed in Foreign Office despatch number 58, to Sir Harry Parkes, 30 June 1873) extracted from FO 262/246. Japan: Kobe. 2 plans, with Japanese measurements, showing: (1) the police station and barracks; (2) the Hyogo government offices and court. Reference notes to colouring. Cardinal points. Item 1 bears 2 seals and the names of Nishi and Sumikawa. Dimensions: (1) 28 cm x 40 cm; (2) 40 cm x 39 cm. Used as evidence in the case of the alleged assault on a British subject (Mr Montrose Foot) by 2 Japanese police officers; further relevant sketches remain in the parent document.
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