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AFFAIRS OF CHINA.

CONFIDENTIAL.

[3340]

No. 1.

[January 31.]

SECTION

C.O.

5518

(No. 17.)

Sir Edward Grey to Sir J. Jordan.

REC REC 13 FEE 07:

(Telegraphic.) P.

Foreign Office, January 31, 1907. SHANGHAE Mixed Court Rules: Your telegram No. 4 of the 9th instant.

I agree, but a warning should be conveyed to the Association that at this stage of the negotiations we are unable to adopt a fresh line, or to introduce changes of a fundamental nature into the amendments under consideration (refer to my telegram No. 196 of the 21st November, 1906, to you).

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