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(This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
Brot 23 NOV 09
CHINA RAILWAYS.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. I.
96
[September 11.]
SECTION 1.
(No. 148.)
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received September 11.)
(Telegraphic.) P.
HANKOW Railways.
Peking, September 11, 1909.
I think that Mr. Hillier, in his telegram of to-day's date to his principals in London, exaggerates the difficulties of our position as regards the susceptibilities of the Chinese Government, though there can be no doubt that a complete failure of the negotiations following on our present action would greatly complicate matters.
In a conversation which he had with me to-day, the American chargé d'affaires said that he fully appreciated the delicate situation in which we find ourselves.
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