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did that their advice would probably not carry much weight
with the President of the Board of Communications who had
(reat experience in mach questions and was accustomed to
ect on his om julgrent.
Sheng kang peq's illness has so far prevented
me from seeing him on the subject, but I hope to arrange
do
for an interview at an early date and shall, all I caàn to
secure the acceptance of the Working Agreement.
In the meantime, the Acting Inspector General
of Customs informas no privately that he has received a tele-
from the Commissioner of Customs at Kowloon reporting
that the Viceroy at Canton with whom the Kowloon Commission-
er has apparently been in comunication on the subject, is
prepared to accept the Working Agreement; but naturally I
am not in a position to eat upon irregular coramications
of this kini which would probably not advance matters in a
discussion with a man like Sheng kung pag who resents out-
side interference in the affairs of his Department. If the
Viceroy's support is considered necessary, it would be far
better, in my opinion, that it should be obtained through
His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton,
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