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Telegram to Sir J. Jordan, Peking.
Foreign Office, March 28th, 1909.
Canton-Hankow Railway Loan.
No.56. C.O.
10929
RECO Rr30 MAR 09
Your telegram No.70
of 27th March.
Agent has also sent denial to Bank and states
that Cordes refused to report his contradiction to
Berlin.
Berlin and Paris have accordingly been in-
formed by Bank that statements are false and support
In-
of French group has been requested at Berlin.
structions have also been given to Hillier to attempt
to defer signature.
Suggestion has been made to Bank that Germans
should be informed of the intention of His Majesty's
Government to protest to Chinese Government that spirit
of 1905 undertaking will be violated by signature.
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