CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910 — Page 235

FOREICH

OFFICE

(36170/10)

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With regard to paragraph b of your letter under

reply, I am to state that Sir E. Grey concure in the view

that the negotiations for the conclusion of the Customs

Agreement should be conducted locally and that for that

purpose the Commissioner of the Chinese Imperial

Maritime Customs should be deputed to confer with a

representative of the Hong Kong Government. It is of

course understood that the Legation in Peking will be

kept fully informed of the progress of the negotiations

and that the signature of the final arrangement will

take place there.

I am,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

Falampbell

W.

S