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In any further commanica-
tion on this subject, please quote
No.
17303.
and address-
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
London.

C.O.
593 19224
R 26 MAY 09:
FOREIGN OFFICE
May 1908.
Confidential.

Sir:-
I have laid before the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs your letter 16973/1908 of the 19th instant in which you transmit a copy of a telegram from the Governor of Hongkong deprecating French control of the Hankow-Canton Railway, and state that the Secretary of State for the Colonies would be glad to be informed what the effect would be of the contemplated Anglo-French arrangement, especially as regards British control over the line.

As appears from Sir E. Grey's despatch to His Majesty's Ambassador in Paris, No. 151 of April 8th, to which you allude, the arrangements with regard to the Hankow-Canton and Peking-Hankow lines are closely connected.

After making enquiries of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation it has been ascertained that

The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.

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In any further commanica- tion on this subject, please quote No. 17303. and address- The Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, London. C.O. 593 19224 R 26 MAY 09: FOREIGN OFFICE May 1908. Confidential. Sir:- I have laid before the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs your letter 16973/1908 of the 19th instant in which you transmit a copy of a telegram from the Governor of Hongkong deprecating French control of the Hankow-Canton Railway, and state that the Secretary of State for the Colonies would be glad to be informed what the effect would be of the contemplated Anglo-French arrangement, especially as regards British control over the line. As appears from Sir E. Grey's despatch to His Majesty's Ambassador in Paris, No. 151 of April 8th, to which you allude, the arrangements with regard to the Hankow-Canton and Peking-Hankow lines are closely connected. After making enquiries of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation it has been ascertained that The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office. Page 13

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In any further commanica- tion on this subject, please quote No. 17303. and address- The Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, London. C.O. 593 19224 R 26 MAY 09: FOREIGN OFFICE May 1908. onfidential. Sir: - of State for I have laid before the Secretary Foreign Affairs your letter 16973/1908 of the 19th. in- stant in which you transmit a copy of a telegram from the Governor of Hongkong deprecating French control of the Hankow-Canton Railway, and state that the Secretary of State for the Colonies would be glad to be informed what the effect would be of the contemplated Anglo- French arrangement, especially as regards British con- trol over the line. As appears from Sir E. Grey's despatch to His Ma- jesty's Ambassador in Paris, No. 151 of April 8th. to which you allude, the arrangements with regard to the Hankow-Canton and Peking-Hankow lines are closely con- nected. After making enquiries of the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation it has been ascertained that The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office. the 13

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In any further commanica-

tion on this subject, please quote

No.

17303.

and address-

The Under-Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

London.

C.O.

593 19224

R 26 MAY 09:

FOREIGN OFFICE

May 1908.

onfidential.

Sir: -

of State for

I have laid before the Secretary

Foreign Affairs your letter 16973/1908 of the 19th. in-

stant in which you transmit a copy of a telegram from

the Governor of Hongkong deprecating French control of

the Hankow-Canton Railway, and state that the Secretary

of State for the Colonies would be glad to be informed

what the effect would be of the contemplated Anglo-

French arrangement, especially as regards British con-

trol over the line.

As appears from Sir E. Grey's despatch to His Ma-

jesty's Ambassador in Paris, No. 151 of April 8th. to

which you allude, the arrangements with regard to the

Hankow-Canton and Peking-Hankow lines are closely con-

nected.

After making enquiries of the Hongkong and Shang-

hal Banking Corporation it has been ascertained that

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

the

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