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Enclosure in Stent dispatch of 10th August of
10 XXXIX
Paraphrase) of telegrams.
For H13. M. Chang'e d'affaires.
56 C. O.
33510
To Door Hong Kong.
Peking.
Bush 4.45p.m.
30.7.06.
Ref 10 SEP 06
Ree' 6.30p.m.
Following Elegram sent to Scentary of Stati
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My unmediately Kowloon Ficial legne ---
for Foreign Affairs. 146 preeding telegram.
Jucut.
I understand
that the instructions
of the Corporation to Bland
stated
an still as
unclosun Seory of the Governor
of Hong Kong's Secret despatch to the Earl of Elgin dated April 6th sex pruit Section two may 24th.
Chuirse
Doubtless the
counter draft will be based on
ui unclosust
the proposals of the Viceroy
fior of the despatch. Bland does not coneral that the Corporation attach little
importance to the
Kowloon line
and
huuch more to the Suchow line of
be far which the
Construction would more profitable to cheer. He is awar that the Governor Hong Kong is in favour of the Viceroy's above mentioned proposals. being accepted by the Corporation as a basis for furthas negotiations provided
jouit working agreement satisfactory to the Hong Kong Government is concluded Simmultaurously
with the loau agnurut
that a
but I am persuaded
no attrumpt
that
he will wakę
to meet the wishes of
and will
cong trong
to Kaap the two
continis to endeavour
Eurotrons of Suchow and
Kowloon together his aun no
dourts
bring