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THE BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION, LIMITED.
406
3, Lombard Street, London, E.C.
G. V. Fiddes Esq., C.B.
Colonial Office,
November 21st, 1904.
Downing Street, S.W.
Dear Mr. Fiddes,
I thank you for your confidential letter of the 17th instant which I will lay before the Board and let you know their views as soon as possible.
Yours very truly,
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