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AFFAIRS OF CHINA,
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
Rec [December 19 28 FEB 07
SECTION 5.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received December 19.)
(No. 245.) (Telegraphic.) P.
Peking, December 18, 1906. MANCHURIA. Please see my telegram No. 187 of the 10th October. The Diplomatic Body have received notification from the Chinese Government that an Agreement has been made with Russia by which it is proposed to open on the 14th January, 1907, before the evacuation has been completed, the following places to international trade :---
1. Harbin.
2. Kirin.
3. Mandchourie.
4 Changchun (Kuanchengtzu).
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No. 2.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received December 19.)
(No. 246. Confidential.) (Telegraphic.) P.
NANNING. Instructions have been issued to Sir Robert Hart to arrange for the
Peking, December 19, 1906. opening of the port on the 1st January, 1907; the foreign Representatives have, however, received no notification from the Wai-wu Pu.
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