CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 582

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(22460/09)

Paraphrase of Telegram to Sir J.Jordan,

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No.113, dated June 19th, 1909.

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24 JUN 09

Hankow Szechuan Railway.

With reference to your telegram No.107 of the

16th instant we suggested that, as it is useless

for the financial groups over here to consider what arrange

ment might be made until the intentions of the United

The French and Ger-

States Government are known, it would be well to

await an answer to our representations at Washington

before replying to Mr. Hillier.

man groups have agreed in this view, after ascertain-

ing confidentially from Mr. Addis that he also agreed.

Confidential. From what I hear I am led to be-

lieve that the French and German Governments have re-

plied to the American representations in the same way

as ourselves.