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med such representations

Agents of

as the

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the "Great Northern

Telegraph blunce and Japan Extension

"Company" may have to maths to

the Chinese or

Japanese Government.

In

note

your

you

have had the goodness to enclose

copy of Company

the Prospeches of

the

ni which I observe

that it is stated that the

Russiaw Government have granted to the Company, besides other special privileges the exclusive right of connecting China and Japan with Europe through the Government on Russian territory.

wires

You have also stated

that

that although the Company

in

question has been formed independently

of

the Danish Government, the

scheme is

.are

one

in which they

warmly interested, and I

need scarcely

assure you

that

the interest thus taken in the

undertuting by the Dunish

Government would

maté

it a

pleasure for Her Majesty's Govern - - ment if possible to

possible to co-operate

گر

in promoting the success

scheme.

of

the

I must however observe

that arrangements

are

already

in existence as regards Telegraphic Communication between Europe and -

the