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account of Reactionaries Peking".
We beg leave to request that you will be so good
as to submit this information to Sir Edward Grey, who
will remember that, as stated in our letter to you of
the 3rd. instant, Tang Shao Yi requested that the Cor-
poration would consent to the term of the Loan being
reduced to 30 years on the understanding that the Im-
perial Edict would be applied for at once and no fur-
ther changes in the Agreement would be suggested, that
Tang Shao Yi gave an undertaking to His Britannic Ma-
jesty's Minister to that effect, and that the Corpora-
tion, in order to facilitate the conclusion of the
business, complied with Tang Shao Yi's request and
agreed to the term of the Loan being reduced.
We are, &c.,
The British and Chinese Corporation, Limited.
per (Signed) W. Keswick.
Chairman.