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themselves the benefit of the Anglo-Chinese

Arrangement of September 1905. It now ap-

pears from M. Cambon's note that the French

Government, as a result of what they assert

to be the agreement come to between certain

British and French financiers, claim in res-

pect of the whole line that Anglo-Frerich

capital shall not be devoted to its construc-

tion without "la participation des deux pays

pour la construction, le matériel, la directior

le contrôle, et l'exploitation".

The pro-

posed reply apparently accepts this claim

(which, it may be observed, goes beyond any-

thing in the terms of the Chinese undertaking).

and you state in your letter that Sir E.Grey

is of opinion that there can now be no ques-

tion of repudiating the French claim for

equal participation.

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unwitting

3. Lord Elgin is omnite se understa of wir Situation

this view kastmen apeived ft. You

observe

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