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204 REGP 5 MAY OS
[April 3.]
CHINA RAILWAYS.
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No. 1.
SECTION 2.
(No. 54.) (Telegraphic.) P.
Sir F. Bertie to Sir Edward Grey-(Received April 3.)
Paris, April 3, 1909. IN continuation of my telegram No. 53 of the 2nd instant respecting the meeting in Paris of the British, French, and German groups in connection with the Hankow- Canton Railway, I have the honour to report that the negotiations have been broken off, as no reply has been received by the German delegates to the telegram which they sent yesterday to Peking. Mr. Addis will in consequence return to-morrow to London.
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No. 2.
Sir E. Goschen to Sir Edward Grey,-(Received April 3.)
(No. 46.)
Berlin, April 3, 1909. (Telegraphic.) P.
WITH reference to your telegram No. 141 of the 1st instant. Hankow-Canton Railway.
To-day M. Cambon and I acted on our instructions. Baron von Schoen said, in answer to our representations, that he thought that, as the preliminary contract for the railway had already been signed and possibly also the final one, it was rather late for any action on the part of the Imperial Government. He would consult the bank, however, he added, and acquaint us with the result of this step. We could not obtain a promise from him that any pressure would be exercised by Gorman Government to obtain abandonment of contract, in spite of our urgent requests to him to give such an engagement.
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At the time no opportunity presented itself of carrying out your instructions. I will, however, do so at the earliest possible occasion.
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