CO129-396 - Public Offices - 1912 — Page 82

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Success

the papers bids fame & h

the

7.0. will no doubt.

have to recarsider

their position without

delay.

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await a

further letter

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Gost. by Phragmoden !!

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then Gost by Dacoming St I think 70. are too much in the hands of tri?. Jackrout the German friends. If Chinationald quits and without fuss employ some decent Europene advisers to their principal diftant, no fartur

Heat was that + and diamin control would be recessary.

14.

In any further communication

on this subject, please quote

No. 38017/12.

and address----

The Under-Secretary of Statu,

Foreign Office,

London.

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Secret.

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Sir:-

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Ja pau did mutil it was able to find trance true with rey men opiti own. No drabb Dr Morrison wild good result. do something in that direction.

Eu.

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628.9.

Events have moved rapidly

this letter was

Wait.

written.

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2.10.12

since

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30307

26 Sefr 1912

FOREIGN OFFICE

September 25

1912.

I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to acknowledge

You

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the receipt of your letter 26748/1912, of the 7th. instant

covering a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong dealing

with the political situation existing in Canton, and suggest-

ing the desirability of financial assistance being afforded

to the Provincial Goverment by the Colony of Hongkong if no

other source is available.

In reply to Mr. Secretary Harcourt's request for his

observations on Sir F. May's suggestion, Sir E. Grey desires

me to explain briefly the present position of the loan nego-

tiations being carried on by the so-called six Power Con-

sortium with the Chinese Government. As Mr. Harcourt is

doubtless aware these negotiations have now been in progress

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for many months, but owing to the stringency of the terms

hitherto insisted on by the Groups and their Goverments no

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

agreement

me

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