seen that t› Colonial Government has shown
its readiness to make an important concession
to the Nationalist Government in an effort to
reach an amicable agreement on this question,
and it now remains to be seen whether the
modified proposals now submitted by the Inspector
General of the Chinese Maritime Customs will be
acceptable to the authorities at Nanking in the form
of a revised draft Agreement. Lord Passfield
is telegraphing approval of the procedure proposed
by Sir W. Peel at the end of the telegram.
4. At the same time Lord Fassfield desires
me to say that he observes that in the Foreign
Office telegram of the gist of August to Sir M.
Lampson the occasion is used to introduce the
question of the British tenure of the New
Ferritories of Hong Kong. In the fifth paragraph
>f the telegram to Sir M. Lampson the Government
›f Hong Kong is credited with the view that if
the leased terriotory is surrendered the Colony
Tould be come untenable. It will be within Mr.
Henderson's
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