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realises that it will probably be
impossible to persuade the Chinese
Government to agree to a larger
allocation than that proposed even
can
if that much could be obtained.
He would be glad, however, if Sir
Austen Chamberlain sees no objection,
if the final instructions to Sir M.
Lampson when issued, could leave it
hopose
to his discretion to set to the
Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs the allocation
a larger sum than the £200,000 suggested
if he considers that there is any
possibility of the allocation of such a
larger sum being acceptable to the
Chinese Government.
3. With reference to paragraph 3
of Sir Cecil Clementi's telegram,
Mr. Ameryd perivady understood
from the draft telegram to His Majesty's
Minister at Peking enclosed with
Foreign Office letter F.267/57/10 of
(2)
the 23rd of January that the proposed
of
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