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Minutes of Meetings held at New Court, St. Swithin's Lane,
London, on the 1st and 2nd September, 1898.
PRESENT:- Mr. A. von Hansemann (representing the German
Syndicate).
Mr. W. Keswick (representing the British and
Chinese Corporation, Limited).
Mr. Ewen Cameron
(representing the Hongkong and
Mr. Julius Brussel Shanghai Banking Corporation)
Mir. von Hansemann proposed the following, viz:-
"It is desirable for the British and German Governments to
"agree about the sphere of interest of the two countries
"regarding the railway constructions in China, and to
"mutually support the interest of either country".
This proposal was agreed to.
The following proposal of Mr. von Hansemann regarding
the British and German spheres of interest for applications
for Railway Concessions in China, viz:-
(1) British Sphere of Interest, viz:-
"The Yangtsze Valley subject to the connection of the
"Shantung lines to the Yangtsze at Chinkiang: the provinces
"south of the Yangtsze: the province of Shansi with connec-
*tion to the Peking Hankow line at a point south of Chengting
"and