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Enclosure !.
27796
Reat 12 JUN 16'
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG. 3rd May, 1916.
666
Sir,
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Genn String
Gear
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With reference to your Confidential despatch
of the 30th of December last and to previous correspondence
on the subject of Messrs. Sanders Rehders' connection with
the Agency of the Texas Oil Company, I have the honour to
inform you that I learnt from recent enquiry of the local manager of Messrs. Reiss and Company that Messrs. Sanders
Rehders had not concluded with Messrs. Reiss and Company an
agreement satisfactory to the latter as stipulated in my cypher telegram of the 31st of December. Gov 10817
Subsequently Mr. Holyoak, the local manager of
Messrs. Reiss and Company wrote to the Colonial Secretary the
letter of which I enclose a copy, and I thereupon telegraphed
to you to the effect that I could not recognise any agency
to which liessrs. Sanders Rehders are a party. I enclose
paraphrase of my message and I trust that you will support
the attitude I have taken up.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant.
21/1.
Governor,&c..
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
ANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P.,
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