CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905 — Page 203

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The letter appears to be discussing a railway agreement and the involvement of the Viceroy and the Hunan Government.

Sir Ernest satte has since suggested that though the Viceroy does not construct a Railway agreement, we might desire a written assurance from the Hunan Government.

The Japanese Viceroy is of the opinion that foreign capital is the best, with Foreign Engineers being required in the two provinces, Kiangsi and Liang Kiang, for the railway construction, for which I supplied both or willing... given to Great Britain, we shall...

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  1. His Majesty's Government concur in this and we particularly struck that we might endeavour to secure some extensive assurance regarding the construction and equipment of the railway. We leave it, however, to your Excellencies' discretion to observe as much as possible the interests of British... Crumburi.

Assuming that in your judgment, the greatest privilege is in Hong Kong...

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##The letter appears to be discussing a railway agreement and the involvement of the Viceroy and the Hunan Government.Sir Ernest satte has since suggested that though the Viceroy does not construct a Railway agreement, we might desire a written assurance from the Hunan Government.The Japanese Viceroy is of the opinion that foreign capital is the best, with Foreign Engineers being required in the two provinces, Kiangsi and Liang Kiang, for the railway construction, for which I supplied both or willing... given to Great Britain, we shall...##His Majesty's Government concur in this and we particularly struck that we might endeavour to secure some extensive assurance regarding the construction and equipment of the railway. We leave it, however, to your Excellencies' discretion to observe as much as possible the interests of British... Crumburi.Assuming that in your judgment, the greatest privilege is in Hong Kong...##34It seems like the original text is incomplete or heavily damaged. However, based on the given text, the above is the reconstructed version in Markdown format.
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