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the Foreign Office Despatch of 17th. September, 1907, to

the French Ambassador on the subject of French participa-

-tion and control, and I am ignorant whether any and if

so what reply was received to that most important communica-

-tion. The following documents all of which are of great

moment to this Government cannot be traced in the records

here, and their existence is only known by references in

other papers:-

1.

2.

3.

4.

26638/07

5.

6.

7.

Agreement as to British and French co-operation

in the Chinese Central Railways, Limited, 2nd. October, 1905.

Proposal of French Ambassador to Foreign Office

in November, 1905, to extend this Agreement

to the Hankow-Canton Line.

Agreement between the French Group and the

British and Chinese Corporation in January,

1906.

Communication of Foreign Office to French Am-

-bassador on 24th. January, 1906, in reply

to his proposal (2).

Memorandum communicated by the French Ambassador

داره

to Foreign Office on 25th. June, 1907.

Memorandum communicated to Foreign Office by the

French Ambassador on 6th. July, 1907.

Correspondence subsequent to 17th. September,

1907.

3.