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Shong Kung Pao is expected in Peking early this month,
and on his arrival Sir Ernest Satow hopes he may be able to
arrange for the negotiations to be carried on either here or at
Canton.
JOAN AGREEMENT Pare 2, Lines 12, 13 & 14.
incorrect.
Sir Ernest Satow points out that this is
The Shanghai lanking Loan Agreement was signed on the 9th.
July 1903 under authority of an Imperial Ediet dated 9th. June
1903.
Te
There was no ratification, nor was any necessary.
propose therefore to alter above para. so as to read :-
"And whereas the said Final Contract for the Shanghai
"Hanking Railway was duly signed on 9th. Jul; 1903 under
"authority of an Imperial Edict dated 9th. day of June 1903"
TOAN AGRIEZUMIT 44Pago 34. Article 23.
This will also require slight modification and wo
propose to strike out the second word of the para. "A"TER" and
substitute in its place the word "NEPORE".
AOUNT OF LOAI.
Ve note what you write in this connection in your
letter Wo. 50 of the 3rd. March undressed to Hongkong. In the
summary of the Loan Agreement above referred to you will
observe that we have inserted therein 22,000,000, as amount of
the proposed Loan. We have howover fully explained to the
British Minister your views on this subject as contained in the
above mentioned letter.
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