CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916 — Page 676

By SS. "New York"

675

South Ferry Building,

1 State Street,

Reference No.6402/1916

(Ref.108/15/16)

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

London, S. 7.

New York, May 11th, 1916.

20

24458

IREC

REO 24 MAY161

in re the Oil business in Hengkeng & China of

the Texas Company, Houston & New York.

:

Since I had the honor to address you last in regard to this matter, on the 8th instant (as in follow-copy enclosed), I mooived your cable which you were good enough to address to me on the 9th in- stant (received by me yesterday), reading:

57865.

"Understood here that statement referred to your legran third represents Governor's present attitude, having re rd to pro- posals now before him stop.

Decision on any proposed arrangement must be left his dis-

oretion,"

and I am at a loss to understand what proposals could not be before H.E. the Gove mor, excepting that ur. Holyoak, either as the head of Rescra. Reis & Co. or as a Director of the Hongkong haghai Banking Corporation, or somebody else on behalf of Lesare. Keisa o. (at any rute it must have been with their knowledgej, have approacd His Ex- cellency. On this point however I wrote you already th neither the bank nor anyone of, or on behalf of, Leusrs. Heiss u Oc. ha to approach His Excellency or in tum the Texas Company on solely belonging to my Company;

the right

business

which business Leauro. Ko je & Co. are