Sir F. Bertie to Sir E. Grey.
No. 52 P.
2443
69
Rece
REG 12 APR OF
Paris,
April 2, 1909
Canton-Hankow railway loan.
A meeting of the delegates of the three groups took place this morning & has been adjourned till 3 p.m.
Complete agreement exists between the English & French dele-
expressed readiness
cates. The Germans XXXXXX/to do their best to secure a modi-
fication of the terms offered by them to the Chinese but they
refused to consent to the offer being withdrawn in the event of
their efforts being unsuccessful.