CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910 — Page 545

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Sir:-

OFFICE

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FOREIGN OFFICR) 22 AUG 10

August

1910.

I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to ac-

knowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st

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ultimo enclosing a copy of a despatch from the Offi-

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The explanation of the F.0. attitude is pro-

bably this that the overland traffic between

Bturma and China and between Russia and China

does not seriously compete with the maritime

traffic between Foreign countries and China,

whereas special reductions for traffic between

the Japanese or German leased territories and

China, or between our leased territories and China,

would have a most serious effect on maritime

trade.

Proceed as Mr. Stubbs proposes.

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privileges late

or germany obtain

мость возильной

to the agent whiten tung

cer Administering the Government of Hongkong enquir-

ing whether the Colony is entitled to claim, under

the most favoured nation clause, the benefit of

privileges similar to those conferred upon France by

the additional Convention of Commerce between France

and China dated June 26th, 1887.

I am to forward to you a copy of a memorandum

prepared in this Department which explains the treaty

aspect of the question and from which you will ob-

1

serve that privileges of a similar nature are enjoyed

by Great Britain in respect of the trade across the

Burma-China frontier and by Russia in respect of the

trade by land between her Asiatic possessions and

China.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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