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REC: 196o 26 JUL 07
On June 27th the French Ambassador communicated
to Sir Edward Grey a Memorandum regarding the finan-
cial negotiations of the Viceroy of the Hukuang with
special reference to the proposed Canton Hankow Rail-
way Concession.
With regard to the proceedings of Mr. Hillier,
who, in the absence of Mr. Bland, was acting as repre-
sentative of the British and Chinese Corporation,
this gentleman appears throughout to have acted con-
sistently in accordance with the engagements which
devolved upon the Corporation as a result of their
Agreement with the French group but when the Viceroy
declined to admit French participation the matter
practically