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32381
CHINA RAILWAYS.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
August 7, 1908
SECTION 1,
Sir,
India Office to Foreign Office.-(Received August 7.)
India Office, August 6, 1908.
I AM directed by the Secretary of State for India in Council to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Tien-tsin-Yangtze Railway Agreement, and with reference to the telegram from the Government of India of the 26th May last, of which a copy was inclosed in Mr. Campbell's letter of the 9th June last, I am to say that he approves the course recommended by that Government in the latter part of the telegram.
I am accordingly to request that Sir E. Grey may be moved, if he sees no objection, to ascertain from the British and Chinese Corporation whether they will be prepared to take up a scheme on the lines of the Tien-tsin-Yangtze Railway Agreement, if assent to such a scheme can be obtained from the Chinese Government, for a railway to Tengyueh from the Burmah frontier.
I am to add that Lord Morley will be willing to communicate to the Corporation copies of the Reports and estimates which have been supplied by the Government of India in respect of the projected railways; and that he will undertake that if an agreement such as is suggested is obtained by the Corporation from the Chinese Government and the work of construction commenced, the Government of India will be authorized to take in hand the construction of the section of the line from Bhamo to the Chinese frontier, and that a grant of 10,000l. will be made from Indian revenues to the Corporation as a contribution towards preliminary expenses involved in negotiations.
I am, &c. (Signed) A. GODLEY.
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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
32381
CHINA RAILWAYS.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[27426]
No. 1.
[August 7. 08
SECTION 1,
Sir,
India Office to Foreign Office.-(Received August 7.)
India Office, August 6, 1908.
I AM directed by the Secretary of State for India in Council to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Tien-tsin-Yangtze Railway Agreement, and with reference to the telegram from the Gove nment of India of the 26th May last, of which a copy was inclosed in Mr. Campbell's letter of the 9th June last, I am to say that he approves the course recommended by that Government in the latter part of the telegram.
I am accordingly to request that Sir E. Grey may be moved, if he sees no objection, to ascertain from the British and Chinese Corporation whether they will be prepared to take up a scheme on the lines of the Tien-tsin-Yangtsze Railway Agreement, if assent to such a scheme can be obtained from the Chinese Government, for a railway to Tengyueh from the Burmah frontier.
am to add that Lord Morley will be willing to communicate to the Corporation copies of the Reports and estimates which have been supplied by the Government of India in respect of the projected railways; and that he will undertake that if an agreement such as is suggested is obtained by the Corporation from the Chinese Government and the work of construction commenced, the Government of India will be authorized to take in hand the construction of the section of the line from Bhamo to the Chinese frontier, and that a grant of 10,000, will be made from Indian revenues to the Corporation as a contribution towards preliminary expenses involved in negotiations.
I am, &c. (Signed) A. GODLEY.
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