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From CHINA.
Decypher. Sir. Lampson (Marking).
April 2nd 1931.
D.
April 4th 1931.
R. 10.0 a.m.
April 5th 1931.
No.104.
Tour.
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My telegram No.102.
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Doctor Wang Chung-hui shows more accommodating
He boils down our points of divergence to
attitude.
A size of reserved areas ( I am not sure he did not He pressed mean the number) and B. length of time. me hard on both but I limited response to saying that four areas as defined in our draft of September 11th and ten years as therein stipulated were our minimum.
I replied He said "reduce both and we meet you". that was impossible. He then said what about concessions? Shameen was but a "slip of a place"; Why not include that in our settlement?
I pointed
out that that was another question altogether and our policy was fully on record in our January offer of
1927.
2. He made no secret of his intense anxiety to
I said very come to terms with us before May 5th. well then meet our perfectly reasonable minimum of four reserved areas and ten years.
3. This conversation has probably done good and I think that he will use his influence to try and strike some bargain on lines of his A and B above.
He