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Enclosure to Secret despotole of 1/14/10 723 Para parace of Telegraphie Tuinister at Pet
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Telegraphic forrespondence fillet ()
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From Secretary of Stats
Drop 2. 4.50 pm 22/10/05
30 DEC 05
To Gooomer Hong Kong
Acet
7:30 am 28/11/05
French Government have suggested that we should Extend to the Canton-Hankow railway
the understanding reqaiding Anglo-French co-operatio, ni China.
The Forciqu offer Hunits this it might be an
advantage to adopt this counsz QI
it seems to be the only way of breaking the opposition of the Chincos Government to ltu cœus fruction of the railway.
Iclegraph as voou as poflible whether you see any objtdion to this proposal
Lyttelton
From Governor Houghing
To ABM. Munisian Peking Deep*. 10 15 am 23/1/05,
In a telegram from the Colonial Office reference is made to au underoranding regardly Angle #cuch coopnation in Churia. Please tell me the terms of this arrangemat or where I shall find the text
Nathan
From 14BM Muister Peking
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Your telegram of An 23h of November .
To Governor Hong Kong
15/fes
As far as I Know it relates only to railway cuterpúss. For the details of the proposid arrangement sec Page 798 of the London - China Exprefs of 13′′October, The Railways comprised an Pution - Suiyanq. British portion of Ticuts in
• Chungkrang, $ztehuan-Haukow, and Yunau Chun kang.
The agreement between the British. Heuch financiers was diqued in July but the Hench Govomment withhus their offeroval on the ground this the Chairman is to be a British subjset with a
casting vote and I do not Know whether the difficulty has been overcome in the meantime, ✓ Suggus thus
should not to be supplied teqularly with the Forciqu ffice confidensial prints relatuig to China, √ Hunk your predecessor
you
usa bo receive them
Selow.
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