direction, le contrôle, et l'exploitation.
BONFIDENTIAL
Albert Gate House.
26 Juin, 1907.
DRAFT.
Under Secretary of State
FOREIGN OFFICE.
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Mr.
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Mr. Just.
Mr. Antrobus.
Mr. Cox.
Mr. Lucas.
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Sir F. Hopwoood. Jul 29,7
I am directed by the Earl of Elgin
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 25th July (22861) in which you enclose a
copy of a memoranduan from the French Ambassa-
dor on the subject of the Hankow-Canton Rail-
way, together with the draft of a memorandum
Mr. Churchill. 29.7 in reply. You enquire whether his Lordship
The Earl of Elgin.
Conson.
38-7
sees any objection to the terms of the latter
document.
2.
In paragraph 10 of the letter from
this Department of the 10th July, Lord Elgin
expressed the opinion that if the southem
section of this line were built by French
capital, the French would probably claim for
themselves