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To HBM Minister Peking Drop 9/3/06
M*Scott informs me that the baliquam from the Chinese Forciqu office to tho Viceroy Legaiding the Cantou-Kowloon Railway of which you send him the Chuine text has had no result, I have also heard from London this tu Vicuey has been behepaplung to the Chinese Minister there to get the preterminacy affeemend vetands with the Capralton sel aride on the grounds that it was
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privat Engagemens wit. Sheng. Under this? Arcumstanter √ propost Sinding the following telepam to the Sunday of State for the Colonics. "The Vicusy as canton cannot be induced to nediate regarding the Canton Kowloon Railway ui spile of oficial uishudious trecive from In loai bu de. The tume seems to have come for Argh gout to make the shayud popcóle repescudatious to tu Chinese Government tou going to far as curgery. Temoval of the Vicecoy and of reminding how in 1899 it was neapacy or account of the duplicity of the then Caulu Viceroy to occupy Skam Chun beyond tin News Jeriliv of Hongkong. At lus same finis it Should be pouihd out that this government has coms derive to support Churine sooneguty rights and has given shiking proof of this by the loan for the redemption of the Canton- Hantow Railway and that is the case of the Canton Kowloon railway would be pupared to accept any reasonable modification of tou pretemersary apeement which may be settled on an forcadle, nepoliations between the Chuius Authoritico and the British & Chinke Corporation but this JAM" quot confound that the Chener, 900". derive to give Effect to the velconn Engagemento au unetle to accept ang finthu delay in the hepliatious for thi caushudtion of this railway". Do
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Makhac
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