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AFFAIRS OF CHINA,
CONFIDENTIAL.
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[December 27.]
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Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received December 27.) 2
(No. 250.)
Ped 28 FEB 07. (Telegraphic.) P.
Peking, December 26, 1906. BURMAH-YUNNAN Railway. Please refer to your telegram No. 214 of the 8th
instant.
Information received from His Majesty's Consul-General for Yunnan that a movement was on foot to secure the issue of a Decree intrusting all the railways in that province, except the French line, to entirely Chinese control led me, at an interview with the Wai-wu Pu on the 12th instant, to give them a verbal reminder of the undertaking made to us in March 1902. I warned them that the tactics adopted in regard to the Soochow-Ningpo Railway in September of last year must not be repeated.
No reply has as yet been received by His Majesty's Consul-General to the commu- nication which, in accordance with your instructions, he has addressed to the Yunnan Viceroy.
The Taotai at Tengyueh has informed the Acting British Consul there, in confidence, that instructions have been issued by the Viceroy that all the Burmab officials are to be stopped.
My own strong opinion is that the reconnaissance should be adhered to, and, subject to your approval, I suggest that the Acting British Cousul at Tengyueh should
1 be instructed to apply immediately for passports for the survey party. Should the Taotai refuse to issue them, I would then make a direct application to the Central Government on their behalf.
Until the passports are issued the survey party should not, in my opinion, assemble near the frontier, and their number should not be larger than is absolutely
necessary.
Kindly repeat the above to the Government of India.
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No. 2.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received December 27.)
(No. 251.) (Telegraphic.) P.
OPENING of Nanning.
Peking, December 26, 1906.
In continuation of my telegram No. 246 of the 19th instant, I have the honour to report that I have now received an official intimation from the Wai-wu Pu to the effect that Nanning will be opened in accordance with notification of the 3rd February, 1899. Please see last sentence of Sir E. Satow's despatch No. 150 of the 5th April last. presume opening will take place under conditions mentioned therein.
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