CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 325

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Under Secretary of State

Foreign Office.

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MINUTE.

Mr. Just.

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

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Sir F. Hopwood. "W

Mr. Churchill.

8.7.W The Earl of Elgin. 24.1

Mr Lucas

I will try to pref.

Compress Event

Sir,

I have laid before the Earl of

Elgin your letters of the 20th ultime

(20078) and 27th ultimo (20684) respecting

the Chinese loans required for the construc-

tion of the Hankow-Canton Railway.

2. In the former letter Sir E. Grey en-

quires whether in his Lordship's opinion

there would be serious objection to an af-

rangement whereby the northern section of

this line would be constructed with British,

and the southern section with French,

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for I can find theme to

atent lank om Escartila

capital.

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