3. | FEAR THAT WE SEE NO POINT IN APPROACHING THE SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES AGAIN FORMALLY AT THIS STAGE, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MADE PLAIN TO US BOTH BY THEM AND IN PEKING THAT THEY REGARD
USSION OF ACCOMMODATION AS INAPPROPRIATE UNTIL THE AGREEMENT AS BEEN FINALISED. HOWEVER UNREASONABLE THIS MAY SEEM, IF WE APPROACH THEM AGAIN NOW WE SHALL SIMPLY GET ANOTHER BRUSH OFF. HOWEVER, IF FRANK SAVAGE SUCCEEDS IN VISITING SHANGHAI NEXT MONTH, AS HE HOPES TO DO, HE WILL TRY TO MKE A COURTESY CALL ON THE SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES AND MAY DISCOVER SOMETHING.
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4. THE AMERICAN EMBASSY HAVE TOLD ME RECENTLY THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES HAVE NOW POSTPONED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HONGQIAO PROJECT, WHICH WOULD HAVE INVOMVED THE MOVE OF ALL CONSULATES IN SHANGHAI TO A NEW AREA ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY. IF THIS IS TRUE, IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE ACQUIRE THE RIGHT BUILDINGS IN SHANGHAI. FRANK WILL ALSO TRY TO PURSUE THIS WHILE IN SHANGHAI.
A C GALSWORTHY