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efforts to establish equality of opportunity and the open door in China, Should this be really so His Majesty's Government would undoubtedly share the concern of the United States Government, but they trust that the observations now made will dispel the misgivings of the United States in that respect.
Chinese National Wireless Telegraph Company was formed for the genuine purpose of assisting the Chinese Government to develop wireless in China by the manufacture of the necessary equipment in China by Chinese. Lacking the required experience the Chinese Government applied to the Marconi Company and with them formed the above-mentioned Company, which is intended to function only until the Chinese Government are in a position to buy out
His Majesty's Marconi and stand on their own feet. Government are not aware of any ground for challenging the propriety of such an arrangement. The United States Government declare that no Government can rightfully assert on behalf of its nationals a claim to exercise such a monopoly or preference as would debar United States citizens from contracting freely with the Chinese Government
To His in regard to any category of supplies. Majesty's Government this hardly appears to be an The question accurate presentation of the case. is rather whether there is any reason why the Chinese Government should not, if they so desire, enter into a contract by which they undertake for 20 years to obtain wireless apparatus from a
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