CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 241

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BÍMAL) $ARGSusly be trying to negotiate with the southem

authorities an agreement antelling us they hoped a

proper supply of good soul to the Colony.

6. Anfu Party at Peking- The suggestion that

tân transnation was put through with the connivance

the Anfa (Pro-Japanana) party then in power at Peking

uhá hoped for prospective bribes may or may not be true.

I doubt its noournay- To obtain the Central

Governmente confimation of the contract is a nature1

and nosessary sreosution; and he would be rash indeed

the est out to invest money in such an enterprise without

first veduring the imprimatur of the recognised Chinese

Government.

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I hope that this letter and its enclosure

give you whet you want. Should you want more I

believe that Fletcher, the Colonial Secretary at

jiongkong la ut present in this country and we could no

doubt get him to put up something. But I trust that

the wheels we have already set is motion through Addis

will at least help to dispel the clouds that at present

bangs over 28. I may add, that in order to know just

where