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Enclosure in Stent dispatch of 10th August of

10 XXXIX

Paraphrase) of telegrams.

For H13. M. Chang'e d'affaires.

56 C. O.

33510

To Door Hong Kong.

Peking.

Bush 4.45p.m.

30.7.06.

Ref 10 SEP 06

Ree' 6.30p.m.

Following Elegram sent to Scentary of Stati

"

My unmediately Kowloon Ficial legne ---

for Foreign Affairs. 146 preeding telegram.

Jucut.

I understand

that the instructions

of the Corporation to Bland

stated

an still as

unclosun Seory of the Governor

of Hong Kong's Secret despatch to the Earl of Elgin dated April 6th sex pruit Section two may 24th.

Chuirse

Doubtless the

counter draft will be based on

ui unclosust

the proposals of the Viceroy

fior of the despatch. Bland does not coneral that the Corporation attach little

importance to the

Kowloon line

and

huuch more to the Suchow line of

be far which the

Construction would more profitable to cheer. He is awar that the Governor Hong Kong is in favour of the Viceroy's above mentioned proposals. being accepted by the Corporation as a basis for furthas negotiations provided

jouit working agreement satisfactory to the Hong Kong Government is concluded Simmultaurously

with the loau agnurut

that a

but I am persuaded

no attrumpt

that

he will wakę

to meet the wishes of

and will

cong trong

to Kaap the two

continis to endeavour

Eurotrons of Suchow and

Kowloon together his aun no

dourts

bring