(13/19.1/1934)

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Com. Counse Canton.

RITIK LADATION.

107

Foreign offics

11th June 1934.

#ith reference to Your (scallone's Note of the 4th Jammary on the abject of defaulte in payment of the ser vice of the Canton-Fovloon Tallway Loan of 1007, I have the honour to invite Your Expellendy's attention to a farther default in the payment of the half yearly interest anxanting, vità bark'e comisalon, to 87,856. 10. dạ thich became due

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for payment to the bond-bolders on the 1st June.

As will bo seen from the attached statement the total dofwult is the service of this loan new scounts to the large figure of £2,572,840. So Oo

? regret that it should be recessary to remind Your zellency ones more that no effective manstires have been taken to arrest this heavy neckmilation of debt and I have the honour to request that Your Moellency will bring this further default and the magnitude of the arrcore të the ser ious attention of the Chinese dovermant in order that anrly provision may be made to radise the amount in arrears by substantial reaittaRMED«

i avuil myself of this oportunity to renew to Your

salloney the assurance of my highost consideration»

(JOD) ALEXANDER CADOGAN.

fås @spelleney

Monsieur Vang Ching-wah,

Minister for Foreign ffoire, sel+,

BASKIN.

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