CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910 — Page 273

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I am directed by Secretary Sir Edward Grey to

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acknowledge the receipt of your letter 18994 of the

17th instant enclosing a draft Customs arrangement

for increasing the control over the launch and junk

traffic between Hongkong and China.

Sir E. Grey concurs in Lord Crewe's proposal to

approve this Draft Agreement subject to the modifica-

tions mentioned in your letter. He would however,

suggest the insertion in Article 2 (e) of the words

"leased under the Convention of June 19th, 1908* bet-

ween the words "new territories" and "shall deposit"

so as to leave no ambiguity as to what the said terri-

tories consist of.

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Sir E. Grey considers however, that the arrange-

ment should be signed at Peking by His Majesty's Re-

presentative there and a Representative of the Chinese

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Government