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granting them truely

a conversion at

Canton de distoping Whampoa

1 Rem

the

Me is

debt

-putty clear that

esso the

if evo

o no

Chinese avondly try to develope Whauton we couldn't stos em but they lack money-specially at present.

lility the midy to mount then enterprise which or musely encourage Serman trade this the war dast of the Jerman Go! will be in a position 't finance the constinction of a deep. water, not as Whampoa

mi an

Kits/16

In any further communica

tion or this subject, please quote

No 105378 11961

and address-

The Under-Secretary of State

Foreign Office,

London.

FEC

316

26652

Rea 6 JUN 16

The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents

his compliments to the Under-Secretary of State for hi

Colmier

and, by direction of the Secretary

of State, transmits herewith copies of the under-mentioned

with melonun in

paper.

Foreign Office,

Jun

1916.

riginal.

Reference to previous correspondence :

to

Lotter

from

Foreign Office:

Are

6.16

19

Note the Consul feneral's cornach

that

the development of a German settlement at

Whampoa tains largely

after the wat

the feels how whether

n.

the war felman dishing lines will

have free

access

to sritish halts on

Equal terms. of not, they cannot resur profitabley with the few inletemediate posts that would be open to thimme

Name and Date.

Description of Inclosure.

Münsin at Peking.

April 2766

ho 119.

Subject

German aspirations at

Cantin

ا ما

by Powell

Auto A

19.6.16.

2076

As. M.20.6

they

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