CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 548

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This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Storm

CHINA RAILWAYS,

CONFIDENTIAL,

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No. 1.

544

127 December 9,1 |

2 JAN 08 SECTION 1.

(No. 134.)

(Telegraphic.) P.

Sir Edward Grey to Sir J. Jordan.

SUCHOW-NINGPO Railway.

Foreign Office, December 9, 1907.

I am in complete agreement with the views expressed in your telegram No. 213

of the 9th instant.

I authorize you to arrange for the signature of the Tien-tsin-Yang-tsze Agree- ment on the understanding mentioned, but you should stipulate that terms not less favourable shall be accorded to the Suchow-Ningpo Agreement.

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