CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910 — Page 349

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This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

AFFAIRS OF CHINA.

CONFIDENTIAL,

[October 21.]

SECTION 1.

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(No. 135.)

(Telegraphic.) R

No. 1.

Sir Edward Grey to Mr. Max Müller.

Foreign Office, October 21, 1910. HONG KONG and Shanghai Bank learn from Hillier report [that] negotiations in progress between Board, of Finance and United States Legation for new Chinese Government loan for 10,000,000, duration forty-six years, for new requirements, probably interest 5 per cent.

Have you confirmation ?

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