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the Corporation + Mr Bland, has arrived in Peking on
business connected with the Shanghai-Banking Railway: and
as it is clear that His Excellency the Governor of Chokiang
has no intention of carrying out these negotiations, which
in your letter of January let Your Highness stated would
be continued by His Excellency, I beg to suggest that
advantage be now taken of Mr Bland's presence in Peking to
discuss the terms of the final agreement here.
I have the honour therefore to request that Your
Highness will be good enough to obtain the Imperial
sanction for the appointment of a negotiator, to discuss
and determine a final agreement in a friendly spirit with
Mr Bland in Peking.
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your
Highness the assurance of my highest consideration.
(Signed) L.D. Carnegie,