STRALIA
SUTH AFRICA
NEWFOUNDLAND
Cironlar despatch
SECR
(2-5) (6)
6.0
0.104
Downingtreet,
18
June,1931.
276
Lord,
with reference to my
segret telegram Circular à. 40.81 of the 8th June. secret despatah Mo 251 of the 9th June,
regarding the negotiations with the Chinese Government
on the subject of extraterritoriality in China, I have the
honour to transmit, for the information of His Majesty's
Government in Canada,
the Commonwealth of Australia.
jew Zealand,
the Union of South Africa, the Irish Free Ste. Newfoundland,
the accompanying copy of notes exchanged personally between
His Majesty's Minister at Feking and the Chinese Minister
for oreign Affairs on the 6th June, together with the full
text of the draft Treaty and subsidiary documents at agreed
between ir M. Lampson and Dr. ang ad referendum to the
respective Jovernments.
2. it will be understood that the text now enclosed
is based on the telegraphic reports received from His
Majesty's Minister and will therefore be subject to
verification when the full account of the negotiations is
received from ir E. lampeon by despatch.
Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs objected
very strongly to perpetuity for any part of the Treaty,
After considerable argument, Sir M. Lampson, having warned
Dr. Wang that he was acting on his own responsibility,
accepted
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