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As affairs now stand a short summary can
be made':
Your rights of 1870 hart been re- validitated, strengthened and secured at all points and sub-
arrangements an
being made of
a potential or tentativi charactes, that in view of your agreements give you rights to connect with Existing land coins of Chine
and in
any
case will avert ace
risks of your exclusion . The sea monopoly has been destroyed and the land line construction monopol, does not now exist. Further the land line between Tintin and Shanghai, from which you
ve
di
at first victuided is now as much. open to you as to the Gift Northern boy. No line between Pettin
ng
and Keachte, a line that would have rinde The Gt, Northern Coy quits indepen. dent of you, will now be made,. Fras the Chinese Government has beers much alarmed by certain authentic information concern- ing
Russian power over Mongolia . Your Company at present at least is excluded from making construction. contract in China, but as the sole rights in favor of the Dunes Kart been withdrawn)
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