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Robert GW Herbert Esq.
"Colonial Office
Downing Street
Anse? 257
Coping to 2.
co
15 March 1870
7.co.
2571
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Sir
Ion
168
28 Threadneedle Street
: London 22 March 1870..
November last the Spanish
Government granted to us
a Concession
"for à Rebrizarine Cable from Manila to Hong Kong and
and Singapore, and the Manila Yong Rabmarine Telegraph Com inted was formed for the pur. serving out the objects of the
and
Company events, which
By zur Agreement with that
was provided that in certain age occurred, the Agree.
mont should be: cancelled and annulled, and that we should be remitted to our
original
position in the matter absolute Owners
of
It is
in
these
handed to us
ad
the Concession.
cer cumstances that
the Secretary of the Company has
us your Letter to him of the myth instant, and with reference
beg to state our readiness
thereto
we
to hold that
under
we have no
monopoly.
our said Concession to lay Cables to connect the Philippine Islands with