No. 255.
Duplicate
20490
utor No. 34f.
May 21, 1907
Fight Honourable
sir,
Explor
June 7, 1906.
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With reference to Sir R. Satow's Despatch No. 160 of April 9th I have the honour to transmit to you copy of a Despatch which I have received from His Majesty's Consul-General at Hankow enclosing a translation of the Viceroy of Wuchang's detailed defence of his policy in regard to the Hankow Canton railway resumption loan and the proposed construction loan.
I would draw your special attention to paragraph 5 of this document in which the Viceroy defends his despatch to Mr. Fraser of September 9th granting certain privileges to Great Britain in the event of a foreign loan being required for the construction of the railway. You will observe that His Excellency has now communicated a copy of this Despatch to the Grand Council, Wai Wu Pu and Board of Commerce, who will therefore not be able to plead ignorance of it.
I have the honour to be,
with the highest respect,
sir,
Your most obedient
humble servant,
Sir Edward Grey,
etc. etc. etc.
J. D. Carnegie