CONFIDENTIAL.
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34982
IREG 2 SEP 06
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received September 18, 4:30 P.M.)
(No. 174.)
NEGOTIATIONS for Whampoa Railway.
Peking, September 18, 1906, 5·55 P.M.
At the interview of 8th September, referred to in Mr. Carnegie's telegram No. 166 [of 10th September], Ch'ing declined to admit this scheme had anything to do with the Canton–Kowloon line, and turned a deaf ear to all arguments to the contrary.
I addressed to his Highness a note yesterday, with a map based on an official Proclamation of the Viceroy recently received from Canton, which clearly demonstrates that the Chinese project must for about 40 miles be a rival line, and is therefore a contravention of the Corporation's agreements. I requested his Highness either to move the Viceroy to abandon the project, or to accord me an interview for the purpose of pressing the views of His Majesty's Government.
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CONFIDENTIAL.
C O
34982
IREG 2 SEP 06
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received September 18, 4:30 P.M.)
(No. 174.)
NEGOTIATIONS for Whampoa Railway.
Peking, September 18, 1906, 5·55 P.M
At the interview of 8th September, referred in Mr. Carnegie's telegram No. 166 [of 10th September], Ch'ing declined to admit this scheme had anything to do with Canton--Kowloon line, and turned a deaf ear to all arguments to the contrary.
I addressed to his Highness a note yesterday, with map based on an official Proclamation of Viceroy recently received from Canton, which clearly demonstrates that the Chinese project must for about 40 miles be a rival line, and is therefore a contravention of Corporation's agreements. I requested his Highness either to move Viceroy to abandon project, or to accord me an interview for the purpose of pressing the views of His Majesty's Government.
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