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CHINA RAILWAYS.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
[April 12.1
SECTION
Question asked in the House of Commons, April 12, 1910.
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Mr. Arbuthnot,-To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any conces- sion for the finance and construction of the proposed Chinchow-Aigun Railway has been granted to either American or British firms; and, if not, on what grounds can His Majesty's Government refuse to give diplomatic assistance to further the scheme in the interest of British industry.
Answer.
Information has reached us to the effect that a concession for the finance and construction of the Chinchow-Aigun Railway has been granted to American and British firms. I have repeatedly explained our position with regard to the matter in answer to previous questions.
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