CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910 — Page 581

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CHINA RAILWAYS.

CONFIDENTIAL.

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No. 1.

[April 12.1

SECTION

Question asked in the House of Commons, April 12, 1910.

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Mr. Arbuthnot,-To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any conces- sion for the finance and construction of the proposed Chinchow-Aigun Railway has been granted to either American or British firms; and, if not, on what grounds can His Majesty's Government refuse to give diplomatic assistance to further the scheme in the interest of British industry.

Answer.

Information has reached us to the effect that a concession for the finance and construction of the Chinchow-Aigun Railway has been granted to American and British firms. I have repeatedly explained our position with regard to the matter in answer to previous questions.

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