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Reference Nef6402/1916.
[ref.108/16/16)
The Under Secretary of State,
Sir:
Colonial Office,
London, S. W.
New York, Larch 13th, 1916,
in re the C11-business in Hongkong & Chine of
The Texas Company Houston & New York.
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor dated the 25th
ulto., in reference to a letter which Lr. Secretary Bonar Law has been
kind enough to cause to be addressed to the Texas Company relative to|
the status of the fim of mesure. Reiss & Co. and its head Mr.Holyoak,
I am very much obliged to you for this camunication, and
now beg to advise you that the Texas Company is entirely satisfied
with what you have written them, although your letter does not give
the assurances they originally asked for. I had rointed out to my
friends already at the time that no Covernment could be expected to
sive specific assurances of this kind, obliging and considerate 28
they would always find the British Goverment to be, and they much
appreciate your having written them in this manner.
In further reference to my report of the 3rd inst. (acries
of which I now beg to enclose), I have pleasure to inform you that
tele rams have since been received, both by the Texas Company and
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