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FOREIGN OFFICE.-

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January 12th. 1906.

Sir:-

The French Minister called at this Office on the

29th. ultimo and made a communication as follows:-

An Agreement has been arrived at between the British and Chinese Corporation and a French Financial group, respecting the Hankow-Canton Railway, on the following bases:

Forty-five per cent of the capital of the new Company to be at the disposal of the British and Chinese Corporation;

Forty-five per cent at the disposal of the French group represented by the Banque de l'Indo-Chine;

Ten per cent at the disposal of the Belgian group represented by the Compagnie Internationale d'Orient.

The French Government regard this arrangement favourably and enquire whether His Majesty's Government are

His Excellency

The Right Honourable

Sir F. Bertie,

G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.,

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