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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

CHINA RAILWAYS.

CONFIDENTIAL.

[25409]

No. 1.

316

[July 20.]

SECTION 2.

Sir Edward Grey to Sir C. MacDonald.

(No. 177.) (Extract.)

Foreign Office, July 20, 1908.

THE Japanese Ambassador told me on the 15th instant that he was leaving for Tokio on the 27th, having been summoned home in order to take up the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs.

I said we were very sorry to lose him as Ambassador. It would be some compensation to us that there would still be as Foreign Minister in Japan some one whom we knew personally, but nevertheless I was very sorry he was leaving us.

He told me he was glad that as Foreign Minister he would still be in touch with me. He intended to do all in his power to strengthen the good relations existing between our two countries, and to make it clear that those good relations were to continue.

In the case of the Fakumen Railway, I had explained and defended the Japanese point of view, and had maintained that the policy of the "open door" did not mean that an existing railway line was to be exposed to all sorts of competition in the district which it served.

The Japanese Ambassador said that my attitude in this matter had been appreciated by his Government.

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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.] CHINA RAILWAYS. CONFIDENTIAL. [25409] No. 1. 316 [July 20.] SECTION 2. Sir Edward Grey to Sir C. MacDonald. (No. 177.) (Extract.) Foreign Office, July 20, 1908. THE Japanese Ambassador told me on the 15th instant that he was leaving for Tokio on the 27th, having been summoned home in order to take up the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs. I said we were very sorry to lose him as Ambassador. It would be some compensation to us that there would still be as Foreign Minister in Japan some one whom we knew personally, but nevertheless I was very sorry he was leaving us. He told me he was glad that as Foreign Minister he would still be in touch with me. He intended to do all in his power to strengthen the good relations existing between our two countries, and to make it clear that those good relations were to continue. In the case of the Fakumen Railway, I had explained and defended the Japanese point of view, and had maintained that the policy of the "open door" did not mean that an existing railway line was to be exposed to all sorts of competition in the district which it served. The Japanese Ambassador said that my attitude in this matter had been appreciated by his Government. [1841 u-2]
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218 [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.] CHINA RAILWAYS. CONFIDENTIAL. [25409] No. 1. 316 [July 20.] SECTION 2. : $ Sir Edward Grey to Sir C. MacDonald. (No. 177.) (Extract.) Foreign Office, July 20, 1908. THE Japanese Ambassador told me on the 15th instant that he was leaving for Tokio on the 27th, having been summoned home in order to take up the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs. I said we were very sorry to lose him as Ambassador. It would be some compensation to us that there would still be as Foreign Minister in Japan some one whom we knew personally, but nevertheless I was very sorry he was leaving us. 118. He told me he was glad that as Foreign Minister he would still be in touch with He intended to do all in his power to strengthen the good relations existing between our two countries, and to make it clear that those good relations were to continue. In the case of the Fakumen Railway, I had explained and defended the Japanese point of view, and had maintained that the policy of the " open door" did not mean that an existing railway line was to be exposed to all sorts of competition in the district which it served. The Japanese Ambassador said that my attitude in this matter had been appreciated by his Government. [1841 u-2]
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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

CHINA RAILWAYS.

CONFIDENTIAL.

[25409]

No. 1.

316

[July 20.]

SECTION 2.

:

$

Sir Edward Grey to Sir C. MacDonald.

(No. 177.) (Extract.)

Foreign Office, July 20, 1908. THE Japanese Ambassador told me on the 15th instant that he was leaving for Tokio on the 27th, having been summoned home in order to take up the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs.

I said we were very sorry to lose him as Ambassador. It would be some compensation to us that there would still be as Foreign Minister in Japan some one whom we knew personally, but nevertheless I was very sorry he was leaving us.

118.

He told me he was glad that as Foreign Minister he would still be in touch with He intended to do all in his power to strengthen the good relations existing between our two countries, and to make it clear that those good relations were to continue.

In the case of the Fakumen Railway, I had explained and defended the Japanese point of view, and had maintained that the policy of the " open door" did not mean that an existing railway line was to be exposed to all sorts of competition in the district which it served.

The Japanese Ambassador said that my attitude in this matter had been appreciated by his Government.

[1841 u-2]

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