CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 171

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* ¡aining a preference which was always refused

“the cable comp unies in the past, and have tius effectively "ousted the latter from the position which they had built up "durin; a period of close relationship with the chinese "Joverment dating; from 1870".

6. shen this lown was first concluded, ita turma were kept Uno of thes0 WED worst, but various reprts ained circulation. that under it· provisions the Finiatry of Cozamications contuml te the erection of ·ireless stations at certain places in China, ason 3

Lord Curzon took this others at Batang on the Thibetan border.

matter up with the Japanese Amlansavior, wat let it be clearly under- stood that Great Britain nould not acquiesco in the creation of such a station by Japan, ani Tiscount Chinda, în behalf of his Govermuth, av ntually stated officially that the Batang station would not be proceeded with.

Here the position

7. sireless Tolarambe and Relynhung :- is very involved. fho earlier phases have been sun arized in two departmental menuranin, of which coɑies are unclosed herewith.

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rive definite arementa hare boun :ade with Chinn dealing

Those are :-

with wireless matter.

(1) The Larnen Coutrnet. Meyerber 16th 1917.

(2) The Mikmii dirolmaa Pontrent Kebruary 21st 1919-

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The Morcosi Airolesa Kolgahana Contrast, kuant 17%. (4) The Hordoni sirelaga Tolgecanh Corbynet. Gotch eg (B) The Shinesu National «ireless Telo rach founany,

(1) Jara, Contract:- This was negotiated by the Kinista

of Zarine, a notoricus pro-Gamsan, with the Danish subjent Larsen. It was a more soreon for a contract with a Jerman firm, and in

nonsequeno,

and

consequence of the objections lodged by the British Japanese Legations, the contract was finally disallowed by the Chinese Government,

10. (2). Mitsui Miroleau lontrast:- Is practically identical with the Larsen contrast. To all intents and purposes, the agreement was filched by the Japanese, who knew that we claimed a prior right for Marconi in view of an undertakin; given the latter on April 8th, 1914, by the

Jhinese.

11. the main provisions' are the erection of one large wireless station in China (Tungohow, near Peking, has since been selected ) capable of communicating direct with Japan the amount of the loan is £536,267, And surede or America; and the term 30 years, during which period China bound her- self by a supplementary declaration of March 5th not to permit the construction by any one other than Mitsui of a wireless station for communication as above, nor migght China herself erect such a station. The rights of the cable companies up to 1931 were specifically safe uarded, but it was clearly indicated that immediately that dite was reached, Japan meant to claim the right to unrestricted wireless communication abroad. In reporting on this agreement, Bir John Jordan made the following comment:-

"While the publication of the full text of the age- ment does not materially increase our previous knowledge - of the details of the transaction and throws little

- additional light on the obscure question of the position

• of the cable companies, it has revealed the all-important

fact...

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