3.
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7. My telegram No.82.
property.
Rights in immovable
At the suggestion of my United States colleague I deleted all reference to temporary occupation in view of (? fact that) our wording (? might) appear to legalise military occupations of British premises, while
point was in any case to some extent covered in articles
containing guarantees against requisitions etc. As
regards last sentence, Chinese refused absolutely to
agree to arbitration. Existing expropriation law offer, they state, better methods of redress by petition to
higher courts. We therefore adopted this formula. I
request instructions. As regards attached exchange of
notes new sentence was inserted on suggestion of United
States Minister and
8. My telegram No.84.
Companies.
Alterations
in wording of final sentence makes meaning clearer and
9. With the possible exception of one or two
points we have secured the substance of all we want. Unless instructed to the contrary I shall, while awaiting your formal approval, assume above texts are in general acceptable and shall use discretion in taking up early next week major issues provided I in the meantime (? gr. omtd.) urgent instructions in regard to shipping and
ratifications.
Addressed to Foreign Office No.76. Repeated to Peking and Tokyo. Copy to Shanghai.