[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government
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CHINA RAILWAYS.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[31572]
No. 1.
REC 25 SEP 09
474
[August 21.]
SECTION 3.
Mr. G. Pauling to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received August 21.)
26, Victoria Street, Westminster, August 20, 1909. Dear Sir Edward Grey,
YOU will recollect my mentioning to you that I had received a call from Mr. Yamaza, counsellor to the Japanese Embassy, at my office, and that I left with you a copy of the letter which I addressed to Mr. Yamaza, putting on record what had passed between us.
I received yesterday a letter from Mr. Yamaza, which I enclose in original, and shall be much obliged if, after perusal, you would be good enough to give instructions that it should be returned to me. The letter is unsigned, but is stamped with the Japanese Embassy stamp.
I am positive, as is Mr. Percy Browne, who was present at the interview with Mr. Yamaza and myself, that no reference whatever was made to the Japanese participating in the finance of the Chenchow-Tsitsihar line,
He referred solely to those kinds of participation mentioned by me in my letter to him.
I am,
&c. GEORGE PAULING.
P.S.--Since writing above Mr. Yamaza has sent a signed copy of his letter.
Inclosure in No. 1.
Mr. Yamaza to Mr. G. Pauling.
Dear Mr. Pauling,
Japanese Embassy, London, August 19, 1909, IN reference to your letter of yesterday regarding the interview we had on the 17th instant, I should like to state, with a view to preclude any possible misunder- standing, that what I told you in the said interview was to the effect that the Japanese Government may not oppose to the Chenchow-Tsitsihar Railway scheme if certain conditions, among others a participation by the Japanese in financing that line and supplying engineers for its construction, were accedéd to.
It is needless to add that the interview was quite unofficial and should be treated as such.
Very truly yours,
[Unsigned.]
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