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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