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MINUTES.

Mr Beckett

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MINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN

ON THIS SIDE.

In any further communication on

this subject, please quote

No. 930/930/10.

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but to

not to any berson by name,

The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

London, S.W. 1.

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FOREIGN OFFICE

S.W.1.

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Sir,

I am directed by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs to acknowledre receipt of your letter

No. 15195/1923 of the 31st ultimo, relative to the

construction of a loop-line to link up the Canton-

Kowloon and Canton-ñanko railways.

2. The importance of this project is fully

recognised; but I am to invite reference to the

third paragraph of the enclosed telegram from His Majesty's

Minister at Peking from which it would appear that the

prospects of progress in present conditions must be

considered remote.

3. It will be observed that Sir R. Hacleay has

evidently been in direct communication with the Governor

of Hongkong on the matter and is sending a report by

post. On receipt of this report, a further letter will

be addressed to you.

I am,

sir,

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Your obedient Servant,

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Jolonial Office.