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Paraphrase of Telegram to Sir E. Goschen. Rice 3 APR OC
Foreign Office No.141 dated April 1st, 1909.
Loan for construction of Canton-Hankow Railway.
Please refer to Sir F. Bertie's telegram No.51 of
31st March repeated to you.
Germans, you will have seen from Telegram Sections,
are being pressed to conclude Final Agreement by Chinese
Government.
The agents of the British and French groups in Peking
have proposed, in order to prevent this, that their Gov-
ernments should point out to German Government that it is
unadvisable to conclude loans on terms which in the opin-
ion of the two Governments do not assure any proper control
over funds or even guarantee the construction of the line.
This suggestion has been made to the French Govern-
ment by His Majesty's Ambassador at Paris who concur, a8
you see, and have sent instructions accordingly to their
Ambassador at Berlin.
Please take similar action in concert with him.
Confidential.
Separately and unofficially you might also point out
to