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been asked to sanction inclusion of section dealing with carriage of Lails, and to deletion of a reference to "Saltpetre" to which exoep- tion had been taken by the Chilean linister at Tokio. Governor agrees As to advisability of securing warly signature of agreement and will be gled of Mr J.Jordan's masistance to that and.
February 27th, 1918: 3ir J.Jordan telegraphs to Foreign Office requesting authority to sign Convention with addition of Fostul section, but sufestis that question of "Baltpetre" be deferred for the time
being.
The Governor wired to the Colonial Office in the sure sense.
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Farch 6th, 1919:Foreign Office to J.Jordan: Tele,ram; Gives
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authority to sigh agreement with amendment suggested.
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Barch 11th, 1916: Sir J. Jordan to Vai Chino Pu: Refer to Ministry's despatch of December 12th, 1917; states that is Lajesty's Covertment accepts the proposed amendment, and re-uests that arrangements be made
for signing spreement.
April 27th. 1918. Sir H. Kay to Sir J. draft agreement in English and Chinese,
Jordan: Fds.6 copies of
August 9th.,1918: Sir i. Lay to Sir J. Jordan: Enquiries whether it is likely that agreement will be made effective before Jan.1.1919X. September 9th, 198: Sir J. Jordan to Sir H.Lay: Aegrets to inform him that complications have arisen in connection with agreement. Com- parison of the Chinese texte sant up by Hongkong and those furni shed by Wai Chiao Pu show serious discrepancies. These were apparently due to the fact that several inistries have been concerned in the nego-
and that albiahous tiatione have been introduced without the knowledge of the Legation. Sir J.Jordan proposes,however, to hold the Chinese Government to the definite assurance contained in the Vai Chiao Fu despatch of the December 12th, 1917 and hopes that in time an understanding will be
arrived at.
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September 15th. 1418: Sir J.Jordan to ai Chino Pu: States that he
has received no reply to his note of March 11th; that the Chinese text handed to him by the Ministry differs considerably from that
ad negotistim at Hongkong, and reminds the Tai Chiao Pu of the assurano already given in their note of December 12th 1917.
December 20th, 1918: Kr. C. Severn (Officer Administering the
Goverment
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