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which she has taken up: it will be even more difficult later.
In the circumstances it will be best to
push through the original (July) Agreement
with the omission of Articles V and VI and
the new Article X, though the various amendments in the other Articles might first
be submitted to the Inspector General for his
observations.
Hong Kong will obtain a sufficient
quid pro quo in establishing friendly
relations with the Chinese Maritime Customs
and need ask for no other concession in
place of those sought under Article V. I had
thought of suggesting some guarantee of the completion of the Canton-Hankow Railway and
the Canton Loop-line; but the latter would
only add to the opposition which Mr.Moss already
foresees from Canton.
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