CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 364

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

CHINA RAILWAYS.

CONFIDENTIAL.

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No. 1.

352

C.O

[August 14.]

SECTION 1.

Dear Mr. Langley,

Mr. Addis to Foreign Office.-(Received August 14.)

Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank, 31, Lombard Street, London,

August 13, 1909.

I ENCLOSE, for your information, a copy of the telegram I have dispatched this evening to Mr. Hillier.

Inclosure in No. 1.

Yours, &c.

C. S. ADDIS.

Mr. Addis to Mr. Hillier.

Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank, 31, Lombard Street, London, (Telegraphic.)

August 13, 1909. CHINESE Central Railways (Limited) authorise you conclude negotiations on the basis of your telegram of 11th August, without raising point of security deficiency. They hope, however, that present inter-group agreement as to appointment of engineer Hankow-Chengtu Railway will not be disturbed.

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