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Incl. Received to Copy F.O., Foreign Office 190

Enclos in no. Lespis C.O. 29 20841 Resp

(a) 2 · Railways.

Res 17 JUN 05

Canton-Hankow Line

Very little progress, if any, has been made during the past few months in the construction of the main line of the Canton-Hankow Railway. This is chiefly due to the complications that have arisen with the Chinese Government over the transfer of the controlling portion of the shares to the Belgians. Nor is it at all clear that matters have been satisfactorily adjusted by the return of the shares in question to the Americans; the Chinese claim that there is some secret understanding whereby the Belgian Syndicate retains the controlling interest in the line, and insist that the terms of the original Concession having once been broken, it is and remains cancelled. The Viceroy is largely responsible for this attitude; he is determined if possible to oust the foreign element from both the management and the construction of the line; and in this policy he is strongly backed up by his colleague in Wuchang. The fact of the matter seems to be that the Native Authorities, having once realised what profits...

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Incl. Received to Copy F.O., Foreign Office 190 Enclos in no. Lespis C.O. 29 20841 Resp (a) 2 · Railways. Res 17 JUN 05 Canton-Hankow Line Very little progress, if any, has been made during the past few months in the construction of the main line of the Canton-Hankow Railway. This is chiefly due to the complications that have arisen with the Chinese Government over the transfer of the controlling portion of the shares to the Belgians. Nor is it at all clear that matters have been satisfactorily adjusted by the return of the shares in question to the Americans; the Chinese claim that there is some secret understanding whereby the Belgian Syndicate retains the controlling interest in the line, and insist that the terms of the original Concession having once been broken, it is and remains cancelled. The Viceroy is largely responsible for this attitude; he is determined if possible to oust the foreign element from both the management and the construction of the line; and in this policy he is strongly backed up by his colleague in Wuchang. The fact of the matter seems to be that the Native Authorities, having once realised what profits... Page 30 Page 31
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Incl. Received to Copy F. O., Foreign Office 190 Enclos in no. Lespis C.0. 29 20841 Resp (a) 2 · Railways. سرگر Res 17 JUN 05 Canton-Hankow Line. Very little progress, if any, has been made during the past few months in the construction of the main line of the Canton- Hankow Railway. This is chiefly due to the complica- tions that have arisen with the Chinese Government over the transfer of the controlling portion of the shares to the Belgians. Nor is it at all clear that matters have been satisfactorily adjusted by the re- turn of the shares in question to the Americans; the Chinese claim that there is some secret understanding whereby the Belgian Syndicato retains the controlling interest in the line, and insist that the terms of the original Concession having once been broken, it is and remains cancelled. The Viceroy is largely responsible for this attitude; he is determined if possible to oust the foreign element from both the management and the construction of the line; and in this policy he is strongly backed up by his colleague in Wuchang. The fact of the matter seems to be that the Native Authorities, having once realised what profits 2 Page 30Page 31
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Incl.

Received

to

Copy

F. O.,

Foreign Office

190

Enclos in no.

Lespis

C.0.

29

20841

Resp

(a)

2

·

Railways.

سرگر

Res 17 JUN 05

Canton-Hankow Line. Very little progress,

if any, has been made during the past few months in

the construction of the main line of the Canton-

Hankow Railway. This is chiefly due to the complica-

tions that have arisen with the Chinese Government

over the transfer of the controlling portion of the

shares to the Belgians. Nor is it at all clear that

matters have been satisfactorily adjusted by the re-

turn of the shares in question to the Americans; the

Chinese claim that there is some secret understanding

whereby the Belgian Syndicato retains the controlling

interest in the line, and insist that the terms of

the original Concession having once been broken, it

is and remains cancelled. The Viceroy is largely

responsible for this attitude; he is determined if

possible to oust the foreign element from both the

management and the construction of the line; and in

this policy he is strongly backed up by his colleague

in Wuchang. The fact of the matter seems to be that

the Native Authorities, having once realised what

profits

2

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