from Sex. M. Lampson at
dopy of telerran to Hie Majesty's Cosan) G
Dated 10th December, 1928.
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L. Hanking
altered at
Mr. Gwatkin's request by "Plane
Addressed to Foreign Office No.50 December 10th
repeated to Peking.
Your telegram 875 to Peking.
To my regret I can only state my conviction that
effect would be bad. It would be regarded as going back
on our plighted word delay in fulfilling which is already
Guiticism
causing crisis which is not easy to meet now that
China is practically united. I shall certainly be pressed
on this and should welcome arguments with which to
convince the Chinese that delay in passing amending act
is unavoidable.