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The Under Secretary of State
May 8th, 1916. 682
forthwith, in order to safeguard its interests, both in regard to the shipment due to arrive in Hongkong in a few days and its South China business in general.
It is equally obvious that also the Guaranty Trust Company must forthwith proceed to safeguard its interests in this shipment - as mort- gagoon; and I thus had no option but to trouble you osee more with a cable. This I ventured to address to you this morning, reading:
"Beferring my cable third, (am) anxiously awaiting, latest (by) Wednesday noon, authoritative denial (of) statement concerning by Jompany stop.
Guaranty Trust must otherwise cable (to) transfer documenta (of) cargo mentioned from Hongkong (&) Shanghai Bank to American Bank, furthermore Texas will finance new cargo American bank stop. to which I added:
"Understand statement (referred to) may represent Governor's attitude, if this (1#) confirmed, Reisa osused it (vis: both the statement and the attitude), as irrefutable evidence, in Texas and my hands, proves according counsel's opinion; and towernor would as- sist, unknowingly, Reiss appropriating business belonging British Company (and) committing flagrant breach of trust and contract."
As to this part of the deplorable consequences of the London firm's gross breach of trust, and of its agreement with my Company, I understand from a cable of my partner, Kr. E.J' Carroll, that the state- ment made to the Texas Company by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Jorporation "represents the Governor's own attitude," an information which, in view of 3ir 7.1. Hay's and Mr. Secretary Bonar Law's attitude
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