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In any further communication

on this subject, please quote

No.F1089/1089/10.

and address,

but to-

not to any person by nam8,

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

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FOREIGN OFFICE. S.W.1.

June 22, 1920.

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With reference to the letter from your Department No. 62548/18 of January 23rd, 1919 relative to the exploitation of

Tel.03 coal resources in the Chinese province of Canton, I am directed

Tel.144

for 6, 1919

Mar 25

by Earl Curzon of Kedleston to transmit to you herewith, to be

laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies, copies of

Telegraphic correspondence with His Majesty's Legation at

Mar 31

1915

·

Peking on the subject, and of a letter addressed in the early

part of last year to Messrs Bewick, Moreing and Company.

I am to request that Lord Curzon may be favoured with

Lord Milner's observations on Mr. Alston's telegram of the 9th

instant, particularly in regard to the possible conflict which

may exist between the claims of the syndicate mentioned by

Mr. Alston and those of the groups referred to in the earlier

correspondence.

A similar letter is being addressed to the Department of

Overseas Trade.

Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,