CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906 — Page 811

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Telegram from the Governor

and awu I Að dap

resided bil, da

RCC for 62 STAW

*

ted Co to aedunia

20. da bauiore od nezeri

DA BAINIKA

800

of his) over the two questions of the issue price of

the loan and the commission to the Corporation on materials purchased, and appeared to think that Legation intervention was necessary.

From the minutes it seems that Mr. Tung Shun-yi,

who is the spokesman of the Chinese negotiators, proposes a fixed price of $96 for every $100 issued, or over 4 points below the actual issue price; Mr. Bland refuses a fixed price and requires 2 points below issue price. As regards commission Mr. Tong offers 5% on purchase of British materials only, with the understanding that British goods, after tender, shall have preference at equal prices; Mr. Bland wants 5% on all materials purchased outside of China.

These two points of difference, however important to the financial interests of the Corporation, did not appear to me to be so vital to British interests as Mr. Bland evidently thought them, and from my knowledge of Mr. Tung and his strong objection to Legation intervention in questions of bargaining, I felt certain representations from me at this early stage of the negotiations, in order to obtain

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Telegram from the Governor and awu I dap resided bil, da RCC for 62 STAW * ted Co to aedunia 20. da bauiore od nezeri DA BAINIKA 800 of his) over the two questions of the issue price of the loan and the commission to the Corporation on materials purchased, and appeared to think that Legation intervention was necessary. From the minutes it seems that Mr. Tung Shun-yi, who is the spokesman of the Chinese negotiators, proposes a fixed price of $96 for every $100 issued, or over 4 points below the actual issue price; Mr. Bland refuses a fixed price and requires 2 points below issue price. As regards commission Mr. Tong offers 5% on purchase of British materials only, with the understanding that British goods, after tender, shall have preference at equal prices; Mr. Bland wants 5% on all materials purchased outside of China. These two points of difference, however important to the financial interests of the Corporation, did not appear to me to be so vital to British interests as Mr. Bland evidently thought them, and from my knowledge of Mr. Tung and his strong objection to Legation intervention in questions of bargaining, I felt certain representations from me at this early stage of the negotiations, in order to obtain
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Ger تمان المتقال and awu I dap resided bil, da RCC for 62 STAW * ted Co to aedunia 20. da bauiore od nezeri DA BAINIKA 800 of hia) over the two questions of the issue ¡rice of the loan and the commission to the Corporation on me- torial purchased, and appeared to think that "egation intervention was necessary. from the minutes it seans that ur. Tung Shua-yi, who is the spokesman of the Chinese negotiators, pro- poses a fixed price of 964 for every $100 issued, or over 44 points below the actual issue price: Mr. Bland refuses a fixed price anu requires over by points be- low insue price. As regards comission r. Tong offers 5% on purchaser of British materials only, with the understanding that Brivis: guods, after tender, shall have preference at equal¡ ricas: Vr. Plund wunts 5% on all materiale purchased outside of China. points of difference, however impurtant to the financial interests of the Corporation, did not appear to me to * These tw be so vital to Pritish interests an r. Pland ev idently though them, and from my knowledge of r. Tung anu his strong objection to Lagation intervention in questions of bargaining, I fel certain representations from me that at this early stage of the regotiatiefs, in order tu obtain
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تمان المتقال

and awu I Að dap

resided bil, da

RCC for 62 STAW

*

ted Co to aedunia

20. da bauiore od nezeri

DA BAINIKA

800

of hia) over the two questions of the issue ¡rice of

the loan and the commission to the Corporation on me-

torial purchased, and appeared to think that "egation

intervention was necessary.

from the minutes it seans that ur. Tung Shua-yi,

who is the spokesman of the Chinese negotiators, pro-

poses a fixed price of 964 for every $100 issued, or

over 44 points below the actual issue price: Mr. Bland

refuses a fixed price anu requires over by points be-

low insue price. As regards comission r. Tong offers

5% on purchaser of British materials only, with the

understanding that Brivis: guods, after tender, shall

have preference at equal¡ ricas: Vr. Plund wunts 5%

on all materiale purchased outside of China.

points of difference, however impurtant to the financial

interests of the Corporation, did not appear to me to

*

These tw

be so vital to Pritish interests an r. Pland ev idently

though them, and from my knowledge of r. Tung anu his

strong objection to Lagation intervention in questions

of bargaining, I fel certain representations from me

that

at this early stage of the regotiatiefs,

in order tu

obtain

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