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RECO [May 212 2 JUN 10.

CONFIDENTIAL.

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No. 1.

SECTION 1.

Your Excellency,

Sir Edward Grey to Mr. Whitelaw Reid,

Foreign Office, May 21, 1910. I HAVE received your Excellency's note of the 16th instant, stating that the United States Government are disposed to accept 400 kilom. chief engineering rights on the extension of the Hankow-Ichang line to Chengtu, and 200 kilom. sub-engineering rights on the Hupeh (German) section, provided such acceptance will close the negotiations.

His Majesty's Government have learnt with great pleasure of the decision come to by the United States Government. They understand that a meeting of the four groups concerned is to be held in Paris on Monday next, the 23rd May, for the

purpose of confirming the arrangement now arrived at.

I have, &c.

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E. GREY.

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