CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915 — Page 514

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The Under Secretary of State

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well as to be allowed some measure of co-operation, or at

least advice, from their assistant Mr.Hakon Schluter.

The telegram quoted above would appear to indicate that

the Liquidators are not convinced of the complete elimination

of Messrs. Reuter Brockelmann & Co. from this business.

We therefore venture to submit to you the following

points:

a) Our Contract of 19th February 1915 with the Texas Company

of New York and Houston (Texas), from which it is quite

clear that no one is concerned but that Company and our-

selves.

b) A copy of our Agreement with Mr. Humphrey Cheetham,

from which it is clear that he is to act for us alone

as the Agents of the Texas Company.

c) Copies of our telegrams of the 1st & 17th April to

Mr.Cheetham, who was on those dates still in Shanghai,

making it clear to him that there was no third party

interested in the matter.

In addition we would mention that the leases of the go-

downs in which this oil is stored in Hongkong, were about

to expire a few weeks ago, and we had them renewed for the

Texas Company by the solicitors of our friends, the Hongkong

& Shanghai Banking Corporation, and quite independently of

anyone hitherto connected with this business.

We have in fact definitely and thoroughly eliminated Messrs.

Reuter, Brockelmann & Co. from this business, and in support of

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