CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 14

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AFFAIRS OF CHINA.

CONFIDENTIAL.

[37001]

No. 1.

1188

[October 24,

SECTION 2

11 JAN 09

(No. 167.)

Bir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received October 24.)

(Telegraphic.) P.

TELEGRAPHS in Manchuria.

Peking, October 24, 1908.

Please refer to Sir Claude MacDonald's telegram No. 73 to the Foreign Office of the 3rd instant.

I was officially informed yesterday by the Wai-wu Pu that the signature of the Telegraph Agreement between China and Japan had been notified to the Russian Legation.

Although the Wai-wu Pu have pointed out to M. Korostovetz that, owing to the conclusion of this Agreement, the notice of cancellation of the Russo-Chinese Convention will not now become effective, they are yet apprehensive that the Russians will demand some further concessions before giving their consent.

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