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Paraphrase of telegra Xo. 521 from Mr. Clive, (Paking)
December 8th, 1920.
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Referring to telegrms Ho.356 and 387 from you.
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Companion must decide the question of the commercial value of extension of present cable and remembering what conditions are at present necessary for increased wireless and cable facilities in China that Chinese Administration are already considering wireless station at Bwatow so that at present no further security for proposed loan isnavailable except present share in joint · of revenuo. It is desirable and probably essential to have political extension of monopoly if we wish to keep our Josition in
Japanese competition has China as regards telographic matters. seriously impaired our former position (see despatch 261 from Pakin of June 27th 1913) and fact that unsuitable cable has lately been bought by Chiness Administration from Japan against advice of Cable Companies and on advice of Japanese employees shows how determined Japan is to make the most of position of privilege which she has secured under loan agrement of April 30th, 1918.
The present day requirements of commercial community in China must be taken into consideration in any extension of eable monopoly. These requirements call for wireless and cable facilities, so that the operation of such monopoly must not prevent China's development of wire oss under British auspices.
Question of wireless facilities was discussed at recent Conference of British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai and a suitable
of British Cable and zireless Tested opportunity to reconsider interests in China which are represented by Eastern end kerconi Companies sems to occur at the present time.
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A point to remember is that in itself cable monopoly given only partial protection to any British predominance, because
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