CO129-551-4 Canton-Kowloon Railway Working Agreement 16-11-1934 - 5-12-1935 — Page 73

No. 610.

Sir,

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

3rd December, 1934.

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With reference to your despatch No.376

of 10th October, 1934, I have the honour to forward for

purposes of record the accompanying copies of the Working Agreement for Through Traffic between the Chinese and

British Sections of the Canton-Kowloon Railway which has been signed by the Minister of Railways at Nanking and

by myself.

Unless otherwise instructed I propose to retain in the archives of the Colony the signed originals of the Agreement.

2.

I also enclose a memorandum which has

been prepared by Mr. M.J. Breen, Chairman of the Hong

Kong delegation setting out the course of the negotiations. I desire to associate myself with Mr. Breen's appreciation

of the friendly attitude of the Chinese delegation, and its ready efforts to effect a settlement acceptable

to all parties, and with his commendation of the valuable services rendered by his colleagues of the Hong Kong

delegation. To this I would add that the successful

outcome of these somewhat delicate negotiations was, in my opinion, due in no small degree to Mr. Breen's tactful

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,

&c.,

&C.,

&C.,