197
/23.
PARAPHRASE TELEGRAM from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to
the Governor of Hong Kong.
Bon.
FLÜCH
(Sent 12.15 p.m. 29th May,
1923).
(15195)
++,24.
Chett, 24.
Grinale,
26.
ilins, 26.
пов
. S. 28.5.
Marah.
Canton railway proposals. Your telegram 23rd After consultation with Peking Foreign Office
An
state that Sun's support of railway proposal is rton-Smith evidently due to his own need of immediate cash advances and that without such advances he would not agree to the scheme. Peking would naturally refuse consent to a proposal which involved free money supplies to Sun. independent loan to Sun in which Government was indirectly concerned would be contrary to policy of His Lajesty's Government. I regret therefore that app ro val cannot be given to your proposals although his majesty's jecret LF. Government fully appreciates importance of this junction
para.to
LF Conf.
20626 & 25665
encl. to
line to Hong Kong.
1
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