CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916 — Page 680

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By 35. "New York"

Reference No. 6402/1916

(Ref.108/16/16)

The Under Secretary of state,

Colonial Office,

sir,

London, S.F.

679

South Ferry Building,

1 State Street,

New York, Lay 12th,

1916.

re the 011 business in Hongkong and China of the Texas Company, Ecuston and New York.

I had the honor to write you yesterday, as in the clozure,

and as there is still time to address you by this mail, I nordbeg leave

to confirm the following cable which I ventured to send you 1st night,

reading:

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"Referring mine yesterday regarding oil business: ndly aa- certain Hongkong, and cable me, whether Dodwell Jompany, d firm, Dodwell (being a) director (of the) Hongkong Bank, are aceptable for agency Texas Company jointly (with) my Company stop.

3olicit, rely your recommendations (&) assistance, considering how my Company is being wronged."

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to which cable 1 beg leave to add briefly that, upon the recommendation

of ur. Wade Gardner (the New York agent of the Hongkong and hanghai Banking Corporation referred to in my previous letter), I add desers. Dodwell and Company, Limited, of London, New York, China & serhere, whether they would undertake the South China agenoy of the pany, jointly with my Company, on terus accepted by the Ho

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