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In any further communica-
tion on this subject, please quote
No. 9596.
and address—
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
London.
189
10749
(Res 26 MAR 08)

FOREIGN OFFICE
March 25th, 1908.

Confidential.
Sir:-
I am directed by Secretary Sir Edward Grey to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letter 9494/1908 of the
19th instant regarding the appointment of a Chinese
engineer as consulting engineer of the Chinese section
of the Canton Kowloon Railway.

Upon receipt of your letter under reply a telegram,
a paraphrase of which I am to enclose for Lord Elgin's information, was despatched to His Majesty's Minister at Peking authorizing him, should he think it advisable, to make immediate and energetic representations to the
Chinese Government with a view to the cancellation of
the Chinese engineer's appointment and the substitution
of Sir J. Wolfe Barry.

At the same time I am to remark that Sir E. Grey does not clearly understand why Lord Elgin attaches so
much

Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.

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In any further communica- tion on this subject, please quote No. 9596. and address— The Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, London. 189 10749 (Res 26 MAR 08) FOREIGN OFFICE March 25th, 1908. Confidential. Sir:- I am directed by Secretary Sir Edward Grey to ac- knowledge the receipt of your letter 9494/1908 of the 19th instant regarding the appointment of a Chinese engineer as consulting engineer of the Chinese section of the Canton Kowloon Railway. Upon receipt of your letter under reply a telegram, a paraphrase of which I am to enclose for Lord Elgin's information, was despatched to His Majesty's Minister at Peking authorizing him, should he think it advisable, to make immediate and energetic representations to the Chinese Government with a view to the cancellation of the Chinese engineer's appointment and the substitution of Sir J. Wolfe Barry. At the same time I am to remark that Sir E. Grey does not clearly understand why Lord Elgin attaches so much Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.
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1 In any further communica- tion on this subject, please quote No. 9596. and address-- The Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, London. 189 10749 Res 26 MAR 08) FOREIGN OFFICE March 25th, 1908. fidential. Sir:- I am directed by Sacretary Sir Edward Grey to ac- knowledge the receipt of your letter 9494/1908 of the 19th instant regarding the appointment of a Chinese engineer as consulting engineer of the Chinese section of the Canton Kowloon Railway. Upon receipt of your letter under reply a telegram, a paraphrase of which I am to enclose for Lord Elgin's information, was despatched to His Majesty's Minister at Peking authorizing him, should he think it advisable, to make immediate and energetic representations to the Chinese Government with a view to the cancellation of the Chinese engineer's appointment and the substitution of Sir J. Wolfe Barry. At the same time I am to remark that Sir E. Grey does not clearly understand why Lord Elgin attaches so Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office. much
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In any further communica-

tion on this subject, please quote

No. 9596.

and address--

The Under-Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

London.

189

10749

Res 26 MAR 08)

FOREIGN OFFICE

March 25th, 1908.

fidential.

Sir:-

I am directed by Sacretary Sir Edward Grey to ac-

knowledge the receipt of your letter 9494/1908 of the

19th instant regarding the appointment of a Chinese

engineer as consulting engineer of the Chinese section

of the Canton Kowloon Railway.

Upon receipt of your letter under reply a telegram,

a paraphrase of which I am to enclose for Lord Elgin's information, was despatched to His Majesty's Minister at Peking authorizing him, should he think it advisable, to make immediate and energetic representations to the

Chinese Government with a view to the cancellation of

the Chinese engineer's appointment and the substitution

of Sir J. Wolfe Barry.

At the same time I am to remark that Sir E. Grey does not clearly understand why Lord Elgin attaches so

Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

much

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