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AFFAIRS OF CHINA.

CONFIDENTIAL,

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No. 1.

[September 27.]

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(No. 340.) Sir,

Sir Edward Grey to Mr. Mox Müller.

Foreign Office, September 27, 1910. I TRANSMIT to you herewith a copy of a despatch which I have received from His Majesty's Ambassador at Washington in regard to the irritation felt in certain circles in America on the subject of the attitude adopted by His Majesty's Government towards the proposals of the United States Government for the construction of railways in Manchuria.

I also enclose a copy of the reply I have returned to Mr. Bryce,t explaining the position of His Majesty's Government in the matter, and I should be glad to receive from you any suggestions as to what action could be taken, which, without embroiling us with friendly Powers or needlessly damaging legitimate British interests in China, would yet enable us to soothe in some degree the irritation apparently at present felt in America.

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* Mr. Bryce, No. 183, August 24, 1910.

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I am,

E. GREY.

† To Mr. Bryce, No. 288, September 22, 1910.

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