CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4] — Page 336

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of the north sea and Baltic sea lines joining England, Denmark, Sweden and Russia, together and making. Russia independent of the I ssian list

He states that he is about to establisha. sea line from Dlu mark to the Faroe Islands to horth America, which will

He calls

give easy communication between horth

America and Russia attention & his own satisfactory dealings

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at all times with the Triperial Govern=

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and arrange the line that it shall be

Counterpoise to the objectionable_ preponderance of British trade and influence in China so prejudicial to the interests of

Russia. On this

ground

alone. he asks for a prefer=

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obtain.

- luce. If it is given to him he will construct the live as the work of a Russian-Danish Company, all the capital, without applying to England for ancy, and the Hläffand officials shall be Russians or Den,

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