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MEMORANDUM.

C. O.

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Reg 10 SEP 07

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On June 27th. the French Ambassador communicated

to Sir Edward Grey a memorandum regarding the financial

negotiations of the Viceroy of the Hukwang with special

reference to the proposed Canton-Hankow Railway Conces-

sion.

With regard to the proceedings of Mr. Hillier, who,

in the absence of Mr. Bland, was acting as representa-

tive of the British and Chinese Corporation, this

gentleman appears throughout to have acted consistently

in accordance with the engagements which devolved upon

the Corporation as a result of their Agreement with the

French group, but when the Viceroy declined to admit

French