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Minister's despatch to the Foreign Office, No.1744 of the
14th of December, in which he referred to the Secretary of
State the question of the presentation to the Chinese
Government, in accordance with the request contained in
Your Excellency's previous despatch No.58 (1115/1915) of
the 6th of November last, of claims for suspension of
traffic on the Railway in Eay last. It will be seen
from this report to the Foreign Office, that 3ir Eiles
Lampson felt some hesitation in pressing such a clain
against the Chinese Goverment,as he was in considerable
doubt as to whether a claim for compensation for suspen-
sion of tmffie could be held to lie against the Chinese
Government, in view of the somewhat ambiguous terms of
the particular sections of the dorking Agreement under
which the claims are put forward, and he asked for a ruling
on the subject before taking any action in the matter.
4. The question of the presentation of the whole
claim for suspension of tractie sinos 1923 to the Danton
Government would appear to be subject to many of the saS e
considerations as were put forward by Bir Mĵles Lampson in
hio despatch to the Poreign office in regard to that of
the presentation of a part of the olaim only to the
Central Government, and I have accordingly the honour
to suggest that, in the event of Bis Bajesty's Conaui-
General at Canton having failed to tace any action in the
matter owing to his not having received Your Exuellen ay'a
despatch of January 2nd intended for him, any further question
of