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9. I now come to the draft working agreement which he has submitted in confidential despatch of
the 9th of April. So far es technical details are
concerned I think it would be useless to attempt to
examine them. Ir. Lindsey was appointed to his post
in view of these negotiations. He has submitted his
recommendations in this draft and I cannot usefully
criticise them.
10.
There are however one or two points raised
(1) I do not find any stipulation in Article 18
of the Loan Agreement as to management by a Board:
the actual words are "the subsequent joint working of
the two sections shall be arranged by agreement",
Still there is no doubt, I think, that management by
a Board would be the best way of arranging matters.
(2) Article 4. "No vote shall be taken unless
all the members of the Board of Control are present".
I have no doubt this is put in to prevent
the Chinese members bringing forward motions on-
important points when by some mishap the Hong Kong
representatives
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