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was, moreover, the intention of His majesty's Government when the draft Joint working Agreement was settled
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with the British and Chiese Corporation that this agreement should be entered into by the Chinese Government at the same time as the Final Loan Agreement, I have occeived no uidication that this intention has been, nor do I think it ought to be,
abandoned.
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I have
3. No doubt the British and Chinese Corporativni will state, as their repre Sentation - In? Bland - has already stated that if negotiations for the Fuial Loan Agraurant an carried ou, kcommanded they should be carried. on, on the basis of the Viceroy's proposes
conlawed in Enclosure 3 to by Srent despatch of the 6th April, 1906, they will lead to au arrangimrut leas profitable to the Corporation than that to the draft of which the draft jout work- ing agreement was appanded and to our which will largely cluminate the Corporation's future with rest in the working of the luir. They will arque that for this reason they should be permitted to conclude their agricuent in most advantageous to their fuiancial interests and independently of any that may be entered into by the Hong Kong Government- Possibly assistäver given to the Corporation in their other undertaking in China may furnish Your Lordship
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