CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883

No. Hongkong. C. O. DOMESTIC. 3056

RECO* REGA 21 FEB 87 59

Office or Individual. Vessury Date. 1883

st previous Paper. 8342 ? Mar.

an M... (Subject.) Concession to East. Tel. Co to land a cable as Songhong.

Company Shoned be made to accede to the obligatory clauses of the International Tel. Conventions of 1875.

(Minutes.)

Mi Bramston The Company having been already granted the Concession cannot have new conditions imposed against their will but they will probably consent.

? Write & ask if they have any objection

G.P.L. 21. Feb Gud

What are the obligating clauses? Please augment

n.O. 458 3813) hus. 1-8

8.21/2 8.30

a Submarine cable between that Shanghai post and

The usual ground mant Conditions Coill be required Company Thonly must

8 and Course your clearly undust and that I Mis government reserve the power of making any office concessions which may desirable heuafter be thought zM. i

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