Annexures to No
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THE BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION LIMITED,
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3. Lombard Street, London, E.C.,
October 3rd, 1901.
G. V. Fiddaş Esq., C.B.,
Colonial Office,
Downing Street S.P.
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Dear Mr. Fiddes,
CANTON-KOVTOON RAILWAY.
I have considered with much care what I
believe at our recent conference were the conclusions
come to that the British section and the Chinese section
of the Kailway will have to be constructed by the
respective Goverments, that the working of both Sec-
tions as one undertaking must be by an agreement
between the two Governments to become operative as soon
as both Sections have been completed and that the
general terms of such Agreement should be arranged
between the Colonial Government Representatives and the
British and Chinese Corporation Representatives before
negotiations are pened with the Chinese Government for
the introduction into the Final Loan Agreement of such
modifications of the existing Preliminary Ioan Agreement
as may be necessary to enable the joint working Agres-
ment to be mace.
It appears to me therefore that the next step
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